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Directed by | Josef Fares |
Produced by | Anna Anthony |
Written by | Josef Fares |
Starring |
Imad Creidi Antoinette Turk Elias Gergi Carmen Lebbos |
Music by | Adam Nordén |
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Running time
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103 minutes |
Country | Lebanon Sweden |
Language |
Swedish Arabic |
Zozo is a Swedish-Lebanese drama film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 2 September 2005 telling the story about a Lebanese boy (Imad Creidi) during the civil war, who gets separated from his family and ends up in Sweden. It was directed by Swedish-Lebanese director Josef Fares. The story is mostly inspired by Fares' real life immigration to Sweden during the war.
The film was Sweden's representative for Best Foreign film at the 78th Academy Awards. It won The Nordic Council Film Prize in 2006.