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Adnan

Synopsis

Adnan, an imaginative ten-year-old Syrian boy, has fled his home country with his mother after the rest of their family were killed and their neighbourhood destroyed. Now settled in the UK, he must use all his creativity to break through his mother’s PTSD or risk losing her forever.

Details

Year
2019
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
14 mins 50 secs
Format
Digital
Director
Steven Chatterton, Mark Arrigo
Producer
Julia Taylor-Stanley, Tiernan Hanby
Executive Producer
Gideon Wittenberg, Alan Reich
Editor
Jasper Verhorevoort
Screenwriter
Steven Chatterton, Mark Arrigo
Director of Photography
Kit Fraser
Production Designer
Camillia Langoux, Ben Reynolds
Sound
Mike Bovill, Matt Dempsey, Emanuele Constantini
Composer
Brendan Woithe
Principal cast
Ayham Kabi, Raghad Chaar

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