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Section: Days of Swedish Cinema
Zozo (2005)
It's 1987, and Zozo is a ten-year-old boy whose parents are struggling to flee Beirut as warfare in the streets accelerates. His grandparents have emigrated to Sweden, and his mother and father plan to follow as soon as their passports and exit visas are approved. On the day that their papers finally come through, Zozo's mother asks him to go outside and get something for her – and just misses being killed by the shell that hits into their home and kills his parents. He now has little choice but to fetch his passport and airline ticket and make his way to the airport on foot. With his pet bird and a young runaway girl named Rita for company, Zozo sets out on the first leg in his journey to a new home.
| Country | Sweden, U.K., Denmark |
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| Year | 2005 |
| Duration | 103 min |
| Rating | 14 |
| Language | Swedish |
| Subtitle | English, Czech |
| Directed by | Josef Fares |
| Screenplay | Josef Fares |
| Director of Photography | Aril Wretblad |
| Music | Adam Nordén, Bejar Dilan |
| Edited by | Michal Leszczylowski, Kristin Grundström |
| Contact | Filmbox |
Biography
A director and screenwriter from Lebanon, he studied at the Technical University of Örebro and at the The Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts. He's inspired in his work by his autobiographical view of the clash of two cultures. He has made, e.g. the comedy The Best Man's Wedding (Jalla! Jalla !, 2000) and the dramas Zozo (2005) and Leo (2007).