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The Orphanage (Parwareshgah)

Support :	Cineworld
Director(s):	Shahrbanoo Sadat
Producer(s):	SAMSA FILM Adomeit Films (DK), Adomeit Berlin (DE), Wolf Pictures (AF), La Fabrica Nocturna Productions (FR)
Script:	Shahrbanoo Sadat (based on the unpublished diary of Anwar Hashimi)
Year:	2019
Form:	FICTION - Feature film
Genre:	Drama
Original version:	Pachto
Running time:	100'
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Synopsis

In the late 1980’s, 15-year-old Qodrat lives in the streets of Kabul and sells cinema tickets on the black market. He is a big Bollywood fan and he daydreams himself in some of his favorite movie scenes. One day, the Police bring him to the Soviet orphanage. But in Kabul, the political situation is changing. Qodrat and all the children want to defend their home.

Casting

Qodratollah Qadiri, Hasibullah Rasooli, Masihullah Feraji, Ahmad Fayaz Osmani, Ehsanullah Kharoti, Asadullah Kabiri, Anwar Hashimi

Crew

Director: Shahrbanoo Sadat
Inspired by Anwar Hashimi’s unpublished diary
Screenwriter: Shahrbanoo Sadat
DOP: Virginie Surdej SBC
Editor: Alexandra Strauss
Sound Design: Sigrid DPA Jensen, Anne Gry Friis Kristensen
Producer: Katja Adomeit
Production: Adomeit Film ApS
Coproduction: Adomeit Film UG, La Fabrica Nocturna Cinéma, Samsa Film, Wolf Pictures
Coproducers: Marina Perales Marhuenda, Xavier Rocher, Jani Thiltges, Shahrbanoo Sadat
Associate Producers: Tine Mikkelsen, Jon Hammer
World Sales: Luxbox
French Distributor: Rouge Distribution
Danish Distributor: Scanbox Entertainment Danmark A/S

Nominations & Awards

Cannes International Film Festival 2019 : Quinzaine des Réalisateurs
Reykjavik International Film Festival 2019: Winner of the Golden Puffin for Best Film

International sales

Luxbox
Hédi Zardi, Leslie Semichon

Contacts producers

Samsa Film
Jani Thiltges

Poster