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Bader Short Film Programme I
Young adults have completed the circle of youth and are now taking their own steps on the path of life. Their opinions resonate more strongly and this appealing programme exposes them to cinema as a contemporary art form.
While out hunting, Bahoz hears a woman’s screams and comes across Nisrien, who has been physically abused. That evening, a visit from Nisrien’s family has unexpected results.
While out hunting, Bahoz hears a woman’s screams and goes to investigate. Young Nisrien has been physically abused, and Bahoz does what he can to comfort her. Events take an even more disturbing turn when it becomes clear that Nisrien’s father is not perturbed by the violation itself, but by the shame it brings on his family. With a clever twist, the film makes us acutely aware of the lengths people sometimes go to in order to satisfy harsh social expectations.

Credits

Director
Sahim Omar Kalifa
Screenwriter
Sahim Omar Kalifa, Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem
Producer
Dries Phlypo, Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem, Sahim Omar Kalifa
Cinematographer
Kamiran Betasi
Editor
Joren Desmidt, Alain Dessauvage
Production Company
A Private View, Gonella Productions
Music
Johan Hoogewijs
Cast
Taher Abdullah, Virsin Jar, Naima Abdo, Sakvan Ali, Mehdi Munir, Farhad Hassan

About the Director

Sahim Omar Kalifa
Sahim Omar Kalifa was born in 1980 in Iraqi Kurdistan. He went to Belgium in 2001, where he studied filmmaking. His graduation short film ‘Nan’ was named Best Flemish Student Film at the Leuven International Film Festival. ‘Land of the Heroes’ (2011) was honoured as Best Short Film at the Berlin International Film Festival. 'Baghdad Messi' (2012) received significant attention worldwide. He is cur