With its powerful tragic wallop and dreamlike journey through the war zone, the Lebanese-set section of the film feels rich enough to have sustained a feature on its own.
Overview
A Lebanese boy gets separated from his family during the civil war and ends up in Sweden.
Director and cast
- Josef Fares Director
- Imad Creidi as Zozo
- Antoinette Turk as Rita
- Elias Gergi as Zozo's grandfather
- Carmen Lebbos as Zozo's Mom
- Viktor Axelsson as Leo
- Charbel Iskandar as Zozo's father
- Yasmine Awad as Zozo's grandmother
- Jad Stephan as Zozo's brother Dani
- Tatiana Sarkis as Zozo's sister
- Elie Stello as Amil
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