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Chicken Soup

Synopsis

Based on a true story, Chicken Soup is set late at night in an anonymous airport bar. It is the heart-warming story of Khal, a young Arab, whose need for independence and to belong in western society has alienated him from his father. A chance encounter with a mysterious blind old Arab whose revelation of a childhood accident reminds Khal, what his father really means to him and that parents can make mistakes.

Details

Year
2007
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
8 mins
Format
DigiBeta
Director
Farah Abushwesha
Producer
Marc Boothe, Erinma Ocru
Co-Producer
Marc Boothe, Erinma Ocru
Editor
Pani Ahmadi Moore
Screenwriter
Sofian James
Director of Photography
John Ward, Jean Phillip Gossart
Production Designer
Chris Richmond
Sound
Nick Ryan
Composer
Nick Ryan
Principal cast
Philip Arditti, Nadim Sawalha, Shauna Macdonald, Owen O' Neil, Paul Callahan

Genre

Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Rocliffe Ltd

PO Box 37344
London N1 8QP
UK

farah@rocliffe.com

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