Movie

Bekas

2012 · 97 min

A bittersweet, hopeful journey through hardship, seen through the eyes of two resilient brothers chasing a naive dream.

Tagline: The American Dream is waiting just around the corner.
Overview: Two shoeshiner homeless brothers named Zana and Dana live on the edge of survival. They catch a glimpse of Superman through a hole in the wall at the local cinema and decide that they want to go to America in order to meet Superman.
How it feels: Warm, melancholic, earnest and whimsical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, survival, coming-of-age, politics
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
survival
coming-of-age
politics
freedom
Places: small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Karzan Kader
Written by: Karzan Kader
Starring: Zamand Taha, Sarwar Fazil, Diya Mariwan, Suliman Karim Mohamad, Rahim Hussen, Abdulrahman Mohamad, Shirwan Mohamad, Bahadin Halabjai
Music: Juhana Lehtiniemi
Cinematography: Johan Holmqvist
Runtime: 97 min
Country: Sweden, Finland, Iraq
Languages: Kurdish