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Al-Shafaq - When Heaven Divides (2019)
Directed by Esen Işık
Drama, War · 1h 38m
The patriarch and devout father Abdullah has been living in Zurich with his wife Emine and their children for years. Their eldest son Kadir and their daughter Elif are doing well in the Western world. The youngest son, Burak, is gradually becoming radicalized without really realizing it. Abdullah is initially impressed, but then Burak sets off on a "holy war." His father travels to the Turkish-Syrian border region to rescue his son.
Cast
Kida Khodr Ramadan
Beren Tuna
Serkan Ercan
Ali Kandas
Serkan Tastemur
Mirza Sakic
Kasem Hoxha
Crew
- Director
- Esen Işık
- Writer
- Esen Isik
- Director of Photography
- Gabriel Sandru
- Editor
- Aurora Vögeli
- Producer
- Brigitte Hofer, Cornelia Seitler
Details
- Original title
- Al-Shafaq - Wenn der Himmel sich spaltet
- Release date
- 2019-10-31
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Genres
- Drama, War
- Original language
- DE
- Spoken languages
- German, Arabic, Kurdish, Turkish
- Countries
- Switzerland
- Production
- Maximage, Outside The Box Motion Pictures