Zozo (2005) - DaaVeeDee

Zozo (2005) (DVD) (*)

Out of Stock

Screened, competed or awarded at:
Toronto International Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Danish ( Subtitles )
English ( Subtitles )
Finnish ( Subtitles )
Norwegian ( Subtitles )
Swedish ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Swedish ( Dolby DTS 5.1 )
Swedish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Sweden ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
103 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Commentary
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2005 and produced in:
Denmark ( Scandinavia, Iceland )
Sweden ( Scandinavia, Iceland )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Josef Fares

Written By:
Josef Fares

Actors:
Imad Creidi ..... Zozo
Antoinette Turk ..... Rita
Elias Gergi ..... Zozo's grandfather
Carmen Lebbos ..... Zozo's Mom
Viktor Axelsson ..... Leo
Charbel Iskandar ..... Zozo's father
Yasmine Awad ..... Zozo's grandmother
Jad Stehpan ..... Zozo's brother Dani
Tatiana Sarkis ..... Zozo's sister
Elie Stello ..... Amil
Fidel Bechara ..... Riad
Fouad Hojeij ..... Headmaster Lebanon
Abdallah Jabbour ..... French Teacher
Nazem Issa ..... Kaak Salesman
Elias Abdul ..... Bread Salesman (as Elias Abdul Ahad)

Synopsis:

A young boy faces challenges both funny and terrifying in this drama from writer and director Josef Fares. It's 1987, and Zozo (Imad Creidi) is a ten-year-old boy whose parents are struggling to flee Beirut as warfare in the streets accelerates. Zozo's grandparents have emigrated to Sweden, and his mother and father plan to follow as soon as their passports and exit visas are approved. On the day that their papers finally come through, Zozo's mother asks him to go outside and get something for her -- and just misses being killed by the shell that explodes into their home. With his parents dead and his older brother missing, Zozo sees little choice but to fetch his passport and airline ticket and make his way to the airport on foot. With his pet bird in tow and a young girl named Rita (Antoinette Turk) who is running away from home for company, Zozo sets out on the long walk that will be the first leg in his journey to a new home. In time, Zozo makes his way to Sweden, where he's taken in by his grandmother (Yasmine Awad) and grandfather (Elias Gergi). However, Zozo feels like a fish out of water in his unfamiliar surroundings, and the increasingly eccentric behavior of his grandparents does nothing to make him feel more comfortable in this strange land. Zozo was loosely inspired by the youthful experiences of Josef Fares, who himself emigrated to Sweden when he was ten.

Story of an Arabic boy moving from Lebanon to Sweden.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 11 December, 2010.

Customers who bought this product also purchased

Secrets of War (DVD)	Red Like the Sky (2006) (DVD)	Woman of Power (DVD)
The Wedding Photographer (DVD)