Listen (Ictame')
Ajyal Competition
Hamy Ramezan, Rungano Nyoni / Short Narrative / Denmark, Finland / 2014 / 13 min / Colour / DCP2K
In Arabic, Danish / Arabic, English subtitles
Interests: Drama, Politics, Religion, Social Issues, Based on a True Story
No Premiere
Synopsis
Language barriers, cultural gaps and social expectations conspire to ensure that a veiled Muslim woman's plea for protection from her violent husband falls on deaf ears in this cleverly edited interlude in a Danish police station. The woman’s young son, an interpreter and two police officers bring their prejudices to bear on the exchange. All believe they have the best intentions to find a solution, but can they find their way through the cloud of personal biases?
About the Directors
Finnish-Iranian scriptwriter and director Hamy Ramezan was born in 1979. He studied at film school in the UK and graduated in 2007. His filmography includes the award-winning short films ‘Over the Fence’ (2009) and ‘Listen’ (2014), as well as the documentary web series ‘Doxwise Nordic’ (2012).
Credits
- Director
- Hamy Ramezan, Rungano Nyoni
- Screenwriter
- Hamy Ramezan, Rungano Nyoni
- Producer
- Valeria Richter, Helene Granqvist
- Editor
- Rikke Selin Lorentzen
- Music
- Kristian Selin Eidnes Andersen
- Cinematographer
- Lars Vestergaard
- Sales Company
- Premium Films
- Production Company
- Nordic Factory
- Cast
- Yusuf Kamal El-Ali, Zeinab Rahal, Amira Helene Larsen, Nanna Bøttcher, Alexandre Willaume