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

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

Cast

Abdelkrim Bouajaj as Aladin 1
Abdessamad Achouba as Aladin 2
Andreas Herder as Felix
Amel Souaïd as Stiefmutter

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