Project Detail

Zaytoun

Synopsis

A 10-year-old Palestinian refugee and an Israeli fighter pilot shot down over Beirut form an unlikely friendship as they make their way home across war-torn Lebanon in 1982.

Details

Year
2012
Type of project
Features
Running time
107 mins
Director
Eran Riklis
Producer
Gareth Unwin
Co-Producer
Frederick Ritzenberg
Executive Producer
Jess Malik, Albert Martinez Smith, Simon Olswang, Jerome Seydoux
Editor
Herve Schneid
Screenwriter
Nader Risz
Director of Photography
Dan Laustsen
Production Designer
Yoel Herzberg
Sound
Ashi Milo
Composer
Cyril Morin
Principal cast
Stephen Dorff, Alice Taglioni, Loai Nofi, Tarik Kopty

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Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Bedlam Productions Ltd

22 D'Arblay St
London
W1F 8EQ
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7287 6317
Fax: +44 (0)20 7287 3619

Far Films

Saul Zaentz Media Center
2600 Tenth St Suite 218
Berkeley
CA 94710
USA
Tel: 1 415 608 3095
Fax: 1 415 460 1636

Sales Company

Pathe International

6 Ramillies Street
London
W1F 7TY
UK
Tel : +44 (0)20 7462 4429
Fax : +44 (0)20 7631 3568

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