Zozo (film)
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| Directed by | Josef Fares |
| Written by | Josef Fares |
| Produced by | Anna Anthony |
| Starring | Imad Creidi Antoinette Turk Elias Gergi Carmen Lebbos |
| Music by | Adam Nordén |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Countries | Lebanon Sweden |
| Languages | Swedish Arabic |
Zozo is a Swedish-Lebanese drama film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 2 September 2005[1] telling the story about a Lebanese boy (Imad Creidi) during the civil war, who gets separated from his family and ends up in Sweden. It was directed by Swedish-Lebanese director Josef Fares. The story is mostly inspired by Fares' real life immigration to Sweden during the war.
The film was Sweden's representative for Best Foreign film at the 78th Academy Awards.[2] It won The Nordic Council Film Prize in 2006.
See also
- List of submissions to the 78th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Swedish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ^ "Zozo" (in Swedish). Swedish Film Database. 2 September 2005. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ http://www.oscarguy.com/History/Oscars/78th/Foreign.html[permanent dead link]
External links
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- 2005 films
- 2000s drama films
- Arabic-language films
- Lebanese Civil War films
- Lebanese films
- Films about children
- Films about families
- Films about homelessness
- Films about immigration
- Films about orphans
- Films directed by Josef Fares
- Films set in Lebanon
- Films set in Sweden
- Films set in the 1980s
- Swedish coming-of-age films
- Swedish drama films
- Swedish films
- Swedish-language films
- Swedish film stubs