Bacha Posh

Switzerland / France, January 2018
FILM, Fiction, 19 min.

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directed by
Katia Scarton-Kim
Written by
Katia Scarton-Kim
Status
In distribution
Website
www.inredproduction.ch

Calais, refugee camp. Nadim, an Afghan boy, lives in the camp with his family and helps his father at the shop held in the center of the jungle. But Nadim has a secret: he is a bacha posh – a girl raised as a boy in Afghan culture. Nadim dreams to flee and fight for her freedom.

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World Premiere
January 2018
Original Version
Arabic, Dari, French, English, Spanish (french/english/german subtitles),  colour, DCP, 19 min.
ISAN
0000-0004-5EEB-0000-U-0000-0000-L
Production
INred Production, Les films de l'autre Cougar, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse, ARTE France - Unité Cinéma
Producer
Thierry Pradervand, Janine Piguet, Anabelle Bouzom
directed by
Katia Scarton-Kim
Written by
Katia Scarton-Kim
Cinemato­graphy
Thierry Pradervand
Editing
Julie Quintard
Sound Editing
Mitch Gasser
Sound Design
Mitch Gasser
Re-Recording Mix
Mitch Gasser
Music
Essar Qais
Location Sound Mix
Mitch Gasser
Lighting Design
Thierry Pradervand
Casting
Alexandre Edimo

Cast

Sara Eftekhari Sara as Nadim
Marina Gulbahari as Nadim's mother
Azizullah Hamrah as Nadim's father
Janine Piguet as Doctor
Mohammad Ali Hazara as Translator
Vincent Debost as Policeman

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World Rights
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Switzerland
INred Production Distribution
Release date: tba

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