Zozo (film)

Zozo
Directed byJosef Fares
Written byJosef Fares
Produced byAnna Anthony
StarringImad Creidi
Antoinette Turk
Elias Gergi
Carmen Lebbos
Music byAdam Nordén
Release date
  • 2 September 2005 (2005-09-02) (Sweden)
Running time
103 minutes
CountriesLebanon
Sweden
LanguagesSwedish
Arabic

Zozo is a Swedish-Lebanese drama film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 2 September 2005.[1] The film was selected as the official Swedish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 78th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.

Plot

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Zozo tells the story of a Lebanese boy (Imad Creidi), during the civil war, who gets separated from his family and ends up in Sweden.[citation needed]

Production

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The film was directed by Swedish-Lebanese director Josef Fares. The story is mostly inspired by Fares' real life immigration to Sweden during the war.[citation needed]

The film was Sweden's representative for Best Foreign film at the 78th Academy Awards.[2] It won The Nordic Council Film Prize in 2006.[citation needed]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Zozo" (in Swedish). Swedish Film Database. 2 September 2005. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  2. ^ Sullivan, Moira (2005-09-29). "Zozo to be Sweden's Oscar contribution". The Local SE. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
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