German Premiere
Screenings: Friday, June 18, 21:00 and Tuesday, June 22, 19:00 (SOUR)
Country of Origin / Land: Lebanon
Year of Production / Jahr: 2009
Duration / Länge: 15’00“
Category / Kategorie: Fiction
Director / Regie: Daniel Garcia, Rania Attieh
Screenplay / Drehbuch: Daniel Garcia, Rania Attieh
Cinematographer / Kamera: Daniel Garcia
Editor / Schnitt: Daniel Garcia, Rania Attieh
Music / Musik: Marcel Khalife
Producer / Produktion: Rania Attieh, Michel Georges
Cast / Darsteller: Daniel Arzrouni, Walid Al-Ayoubi, Nadime Attieh, Talaat Attieh
Synopsis: Only a few hours into his shift, a cab driver in Tripoli, Lebanon finds a lone boy sitting in the backseat of his car. The boy’s peculiar silence forces the cabbie to deal with his most unique passenger yet.
Inhalt: Seit ein paar Stunden auf Schicht, findet ein Taxifahrer in Tripoli (Libanon) auf dem Rücksitz seines Autos einen verlassenen Jungen. Das hartnäckige Schweigen des Kleinen zwingt ihn, sich um seinen einzigen Passagier zu kümmern.
Festivals & Awards: Cityvisions USA 2009 (Best Fiction Film), Woodstock Film Festival USA 2009, Middle East International Film Festival United Arab Emirates 2009 (Black Pearl Award – Best Middle Eastern Short), Fribourg International Film Switzerland 2010, Tiburon Film Festival USA 2010, NYU First Run Film Festival USA 2010 (Cinematography, Screenplay, Ensemble Cast, and Editing Awards. Wasserman/ King Award Finalist), Brooklyn Art Council “ Brooklyn Film Series” USA 2010, French Institute Alliance Française “World Nomad Series” USA 2010