Title of film : NEIGHBOURS
Director Name : MANO KHALIL
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Producer : Mano Khalil
Editor : THOMAS BACHMANN
Cast :
Synopsis : n a Syrian border village in the early 1980s, little Sero attends school for the first time. A new teacher has arrived with the goal of making strapping pan-Arabic comrades out of the Kurdish children. He uses the rod to forbid the Kurdish language, orders the veneration of Assad, and preaches hate of the Zionist enemy: the Jews. The lessons upset and confuse Sero because his longtime neighbors are a kind Jewish family. With a fine sense of humor and satire, Neighbours depicts a childhood that finds light moments amid dictatorship and dark drama.
Director Bio : Mano Khalil is a Swiss, Kurdish filmmaker. 1981-1986 Studied history and law at Damascus University in Syria. 1987-1994 Studied fiction film direction in the former Czechoslovakia. 1990-1995 Worked as independent film director for Czechoslovakian and later for the Slovakian Television. Since 1996 lives in Switzerland, working as independent film director and producer. 2012 grounded the production film company Frame Film. Filmography 2021 Neighbours – Fiction 124 Min. In coproduction with Swiss TV and ARTE Chanel. 2018 Hafis & Mara - documentary 88 Min. In coproduction with Swiss TV SRF. 2016 The Swallow - Fiction 102 Min. In co-production with Swiss TV SRF and ARTE. 2013 The Beekeeper – documentary 107 Min. co-production with Swiss TV SRF and ARTE. 2010 Our garden of Eden. Documentary 97min. 35mm. Digi Beta Co production Swiss TV SF, TSR, TSI and German 3sat. 2009 My Prison, my Home. Documentary 33 Min. 2007 David the Tolhildan, Documentary, 54 Min. co production wit Swiss TV SF, TSR, TSI. 2005 Al-Anfal, in the name of Allah, Baath and Saddam Documentary. Co-production with Swiss TV SF. 2003 Colorful dreams. Fiction 52 Min. co-production Swiss TV SF. 1999 Triumph of Iron. Fic-Doc. 1995 Kino-ocko (Kino eye) Doc.16mm, 20Min Slovak TV. 1992 The place where god sleeps. doc.16mm, 30Min-Czechoslovakian TV. School films 1991 Oh father, Fiction 35mm, 21 min.(School film) 1990 My God Fiction.16mm, 20Min.Czechoslovakian TV. (School film) 1990 Embassy. Fiction. 16mm, 22 Min. (School film) 1989 My pain, My hope. Fiction.16 mm, 15 min. (School film) 1988 Oh world! Fiction.16mm, 11Min. (School film)
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