As If No Misfortune Had Occurred in the Night
Synopsis
Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam 2023 - International premiere
Details
- Year
- 2022
- Type of film
- Shorts
- Running time
- 21 mins
- Format
- three-channel video work
- Director
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Larissa Sansour, Soren Lind
- Producer
- Ali Roche
- Screenwriter
- Soren Lind
- Language Note
- In Arabic with English subtitles
Genre
Categories
Production Status
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