After twenty years, filmmaker Wiam Al-Zabari asks his father to open up about their past for the first time. Why did they flee Iraq and why did they never talked about it? Can he let go of the past and finally embrace a future in the Netherlands?

Movies that Matter, 2023 - Dutch Movies Matter
Nederlands Film Festival, 2023 - Best Short Documentary
Partners
- Broadcaster
- EOdocs
- Co-producer
- Een van de jongens
- Development financed by
- Mediafund, VSB Fund
- Financed by
- Mediafund, VSB Fund
Credits
- Director
- Wiam Al-Zabari
- DOP
- Niels van Koevorden, Jefrim Rothuizen, Wiam Al-Zabari
- Editor
- Augustine Huijsser, Wiam Al-Zabari, Renko Douze
- Sound
- Tim van Peppen, Gideon Bijlsma
- Sound design & mixage
- Jacob Oostra
- Composer
- Arsheeds (Alaa & Haian)
Festivals
Movies that Matter, 2023
Nederlands Film Festival, 2023
Awards / Nominations
Movies that Matter, 2023 - Dutch Movies Matter
Nederlands Film Festival, 2023 - Best Short Documentary