Netherlands / Sep 23, 2017 / Nederlands Film Festival
25min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Fadil is an Iraqi refugee who works as a telephone interpreter. From his attic room he translates calls between refugees and government agencies. At the start of every contact, he says: ‘I am your interpreter, I am impartial and will not interfere with this conversation.’ Even though Fadil lives in the Netherlands with his family, he knows people who still reside in war zones. How does it affect him when the witnessing of these conversations confront him with various dilemmas and let him relive his own past?
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | De vertolker |
| Original language | NL |
| Production countries | Netherlands |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Basalt Film |
| Release date | 23 settembre 2017 |
| Production | Jelle Peter de Ruiter, Yolande van der Blij, Simone van den Broek, Eline van Wees |
| Writer | Reneé van der Ven |
| Editing | Riekje Ziengs |
| Cinematography | Peter Lataster |
| Assistant directors | Reneé van der Ven |
| Camera operators | Peter Lataster |
| Additional photography | Peter Lataster |
| Music | Benny Jansen, Gertjan Miedema, Tim van Peppen |
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Release dates
Premiere
TV
Netherlands / Nov 04, 2018 / Teledoc Campus
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