Aladin – Weg ins Paradies

Aladdin – The Way To Paradise

Switzerland / Germany, October 2012
FILM, Documentary, 101 min.

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directed by: Simon Bischoff
Written by: Simon Bischoff
Status: In distribution

Queer Cinema

In the classic mold of “Aladdin and the Magic Lantern” from 1001 Nights, the film tells a tale of initiation: the homeless Moroccan shoeshine boy Aladdin meets a foreign writer (the genie) who helps him come up in the world and discover his creative powers (the magic lantern): he starts to paint, and eventually manages his long-awaited getaway to Europe, where he finds his “princess” and weds. Half of Morocco’s more than 30 million inhabitants are under the age of 20, and virtually all of them want to flee to “the paradise of the West.” But only the cleverest make it.

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World Premiere: October 2012
Original Version: Arabic, Italian, French, German (english subtitles), colour, DCP, 101 min.
ISAN: 0000-0002-F2CA-0000-H-0000-0000-N
Production: Alamut Pictures, Jürgen Brüning Filmproduktion, SRF/3sat
Producer: Simon Bischoff
directed by: Simon Bischoff
Written by: Simon Bischoff
Cinematography: Elfi Mikesch, Kristian Petersen
Editing: Bettina Böhler
Re-Recording Mix: Pierre Brand
Music: Gnaoua Express, Abna Bouraz
Location Sound Mix: Lilly Grote
Costumes: Wassim Boulaich