Project Description
Rafaël
Synopsis
Arab Spring forces Tunisian Nazir to flee to Europe, and he marries with Dutch hairdresser Kimmy in order to be able to stay there, but his adventure ends at Lampedusa where he was imprisoned because of being an illegal immigrant. The movie focuses on two lovers who are ready to give up everything to be together again because of their son Rafaël’s birth. Inspired from the real events, Rafaël is a moving story about borders, dreams, red tape that trumps love and prison walls.
Awards
- Netherlands Film Festival – Best Actress ( Melody Klaver )
- Pula Film Festival – Golden Arena Production Award
Q&A
| Saturday, 20 June 14:00 |
Guests: Ben Sombogaart – Melody Klaver Moderator: Aslı Şahin |
Instagram Live |
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06/20/2020 02:00 PM 06/20/2020 02:30 PM Europe/Istanbul Instagram Live Q&A – Rafael Guests: Ben Sombogaart – Melody Klaver – Moderator: Aslı Şahin |
Poster
Details
| Year | 2018, Netherlands, Belgium, Serbia |
| Language | English, Dutch, Arabic, Italian |
| Runtime | 105′ |
| Subtitle | Turkish |
| Color | Color |
| Format | Digital |
Production
| Director | Ben Sombogaart |
| Screenwriter | Tijs van Marle, Massimo Guadioso |
| Cinematography | Jan Verdurme |
| Editing | David Verdurme |
| Music | Hannes De Maeyer |
| Producer | Reinier Selen |
| Cast | Melody Klaver, Nabil Mallat, Mehdi Meskar |
Director
Ben Sombogaart
Filmography
- 1989 – Mijn Vader Woont in Rio
- 1991 – Het Zakmes
- 1996 – De Jongen die Niet Meer Praatte
- 2002 – De Iweeling
- 2008 – Bride Flight