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] The film was selected as the official Swedish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 78th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.
Plot
[edit]Zozo tells the story of a Lebanese boy (Imad Creidi), during the civil war, who gets separated from his family and ends up in Sweden.[citation needed]
Production
[edit]The film was directed by Swedish-Lebanese director Josef Fares. The story is mostly inspired by Fares' real life immigration to Sweden during the war.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ "Zozo" (in Swedish). Swedish Film Database. 2 September 2005. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ Sullivan, Moira (2005-09-29). "Zozo to be Sweden's Oscar contribution". The Local SE. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
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