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THE TRANSLATOR

By Rana KAZKAZ, Anas KHALAF

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First film - Completed 2020

Sami was the translator for the Syrian Olympic team in Australia, but a slip of the tongue forced him into exile as political refugee. When the Syrian revolution starts, his brother is arrested and Sami must return to Syria to find him.

Festivals
& Awards

Med Film Factory 2014

Jordan Royal Film Commission

Cinemed - Montpellier 2016

From Short to Feature

Cannes 2017

Atelier de la Cinefondation - ARTE Award

Istanbul 2017

Meetings on the Bridge - CNC Award

- Year of production
- 2020
- Genres
- First film, Thriller, Drama
- Countries
- SYRIA, FRANCE, SWITZERLAND, BELGIUM, QATAR
- Languages
- ENGLISH, ARABIC
- Duration
- 105 mn
- Director(s)
- Rana KAZKAZ, Anas KHALAF
- Writer(s)
- Rana KAZKAZ, Magali NEGRONI
- Cast
- Ziad BAKRI, Yumna MARWAN, David FIELD
- ISAN
- 0000-0004-EC58-0000-3-0000-0000-S
- Producer(s)
- Nicolas LEPRETRE (GEORGES FILMS), Raphaël ALEXANDRE (GEORGES FILMS), Anas KHALAF (SYNEASTES FILMS), Francine LUSSER (TIPI'MAGES), Gérard MONIER (TIPI'MAGES), Patrick QUINET (ARTÉMIS PRODUCTIONS)
- Synopsis
- In 2000, Sami was the Arabic-English translator for the Syrian Olympic team in Sydney, Australia. A slip of the tongue forced him to stay in Australia and live in exile as a political refugee. In 2011, when the Syrian revolution starts and his brother is arrested, Sami risks everything to return to Syria to find him.
- Partners & financing
- Tipi'mages Productions (Switzerland)
  Artemis Productions (Belgium)
  Arte France Cinema
  Ad Vitam
  Charades
  Doha Film Institute
- Beginning of shooting
- Jun 17, 2019
- End of shooting
- Aug 01, 2019

THE TRANSLATOR

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