Sweden / Nov 09, 2012 / 11 / Stockholm International Film Festival
The American Dream is waiting just around the corner.
1h 37min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
Two shoeshiner homeless brothers named Zana and Dana live on the edge of survival. They catch a glimpse of Superman through a hole in the wall at the local cinema and decide that they want to go to America in order to meet Superman.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Bahadin Halabjai | Ali |
| Nawzad Majid | Hagi Alan |
| Bakir Mustafa | Professor Rizgar |
| Baxan Mohamad | Pora Begard |
| Mohamad Salah | Ismail |
| Diyar Jamal | Ari |
| Binay Bahman | Laila |
| Ari Muhedin | Azad |
| Xani Nabaz | Saman |
| Haryad Sabah | Hez |
| Jwtiar Nashad | Husain |
| Shawhm Muhamad | Ardalan's wife |
| Siva Kamaran | Ardalan's daughter |
| Shwan Mohamad Sdiq | Heresh |
| Ashna Rawf | Helliya's mother |
| Zana Husain | Mustafa |
| D. Taha | Rawf |
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| Mohamad Majid | Reza |
| Shwan Said | Reza's father |
| Bahra Abdul Rahman | Shilan |
| Dlier Hasan Taha | Sherko |
| Zanwer Faxr Fazil | Big brother |
| Zaman Faxr Fazil | Little brother |
| Rebwar Hama Hawrami | Taxi driver |
| Rebwar Amin | |
| Bahzad Jalal | |
| Bahadin Azabang | Soldier |
| Ata Hama Salih | Soldier |
| Twana Xani | Soldier |
| Abd Hawrami | Soldier |
| Ali Twana | Truck driver |
| Muhamad Abdulla | Man |
| Omar Karim Axa | Man |
| Sivar Sarkawt | Girl |
| Omar Mohamad | Boy |
| Dilman Shwan | Boy |
| Kamaran Nuri Gulala | Ardalan |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Bekas |
| Original language | KU |
| Production countries | Sweden, Finland, Iraq |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Sonet Film, Helsinki-filmi, Film i Väst, Ava Media, FS Film, SVT |
| Release date | 30 novembre 2012 |
| Executive producer | Peter Possne |
| Production | Aleksi Bardy, Sandra Harms, Alan Ali, Glenn Lund, Eiffel Mattsson, Daroon Nawzad Majeed, Annika Sucksdorff |
| Writer | Karzan Kader |
| Casting | Kamran Noori |
| Editing | Sebastian Ringler, Michał Leszczyłowski, Andreas Hylander, Emil Eriksson |
| Cinematography | Johan Holmqvist, Ivan Mekha, Andrus Prikk, Kristoffer Jönsson, Saman Jalal |
| Assistant directors | Michael Lundin, Parwar Tariq, Rebin Chalak, Mhiadin Raza, Bina Qeredaxi, Karzan Kader |
| Lighting | Shirwan Bakhtyar, Esbat Ebdorahman, Ebdorahman Yasein, Kari Malmio, Per Olsson |
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| Camera operators | Ivan Mekha, Andrus Prikk, Kristoffer Jönsson, Saman Jalal, Johan Holmqvist |
| Additional photography | Ivan Mekha, Andrus Prikk, Kristoffer Jönsson, Saman Jalal, Johan Holmqvist |
| Production design | Faten Kheymegahi, Linnea Pettersson, Abdulrahman Mohamad, Rahman Muhamad, Serwar Mohammed Amin, Jesper Höglund |
| Art direction | Abdulrahman Mohamad, Rahman Muhamad, Faten Kheymegahi, Serwar Mohammed Amin, Jesper Höglund, Linnea Pettersson |
| Set decoration | Abdulrahman Mohamad, Rahman Muhamad, Faten Kheymegahi, Serwar Mohammed Amin, Jesper Höglund, Linnea Pettersson |
| Visual effects | Emil Eriksson |
| Music | Juhana Lehtiniemi, Lotta Westermarck, Rolando Camilo, Pietu Korhonen, Jussi Honka, Svante Colérus, Micke Nyström |
| Sound | Lotta Westermarck, Rolando Camilo, Pietu Korhonen, Jussi Honka, Svante Colérus, Micke Nyström, Juhana Lehtiniemi |
| Costume design | Mimmi Harms Oredsson, Frida Hoas |
| Makeup | Mimmi Harms Oredsson, Frida Hoas |
| Hairstyling | Mimmi Harms Oredsson, Frida Hoas |
| Budget | 2.176.270 € |
| Revenue | 479.226 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Sweden / Nov 30, 2012 / 11
Germany / Mar 27, 2014 / 6
Physical media
Sweden / May 15, 2013 / 11 / DVD release
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