Zozo (film)

Zozo
Directed byJosef Fares
Written byJosef Fares
Produced byAnna Anthony
StarringImad Creidi
Antoinette Turk
Elias Gergi
Carmen Lebbos
Music byAdam Nordén
Release date
  • 2 September 2005 (2005-09-02) (Sweden)
Running time
103 minutes
CountriesLebanon
Sweden
LanguagesSwedish
Arabic

Zozo is a 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

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.

Production

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.

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

References

  1. ↑ "Zozo" (in Swedish). Swedish Film Database. 2 September 2005. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  2. ↑ Sullivan, Moira (2005-09-29). "Zozo to be Sweden's Oscar contribution". The Local SE. Retrieved 2023-03-06.


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