THE CROSSING |
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| Feature Film, Netherlands/Germany
1999 |
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| Director: |
Nora Hoppe |
| Cast: |
Behrouz Vossoughi, Johan Leysen |
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Since Bâbak
left Afghanistan twenty years ago, he has lived a quiet life in
Europe as a railway track cleaner. Just when he is about to retire
from his job he meets Sârbân, a new guest at the kitchen
he frequents. They get to know each other at meal times and, bit
by bit, a terrible secret unfolds.
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| Lenght/Format: |
90 minutes/35mm |
| Producer: |
Wilfried Depeweg, Els Vandevorst,
Christine Ruppert |
| Co-Production: |
Isabella Films, NPS Television
(Netherlands), ZDF/Arte |
| World Distribution: |
Proctor Film Sales |
| German Distribution: |
Zephir Filmverleih GmbH |
| Festivals/Awards: |
International Film Festival San
Sebastian, 1999: competition |
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Filmfestival Max Ophüls
Preis Saarbrücken, 2000 |
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Film Festival Rotterdam, 2000 |
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Filmfestival Arcachon, 2000:
Vague d'Or for Best Script |
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Jerusalem International Film Festival,
2000 |
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International Festival of auteur Cinema Belgrado,
2000: Fipresci-Award Best Film (ex equo) |
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