THE ACCIDENTAL REBEL

Karim, a student from Syria, lives peacefully in Hamburg with Lilly, his pregnant girlfriend. One day, he hears that his brother is imprisoned in the infamous jail in Aleppo. He leaves for Syria to fnd his brother.

  • Randa Chahoud
    Director
    Tatort Lakritz, Bruder-Schwarze Macht
  • Randa Chahoud
    Writer
  • Mehdi Meskar
    Key Cast
    "Karim "
    Le Monstre
  • Emily Cox
    Key Cast
    "Lilly"
    Last Kingdom
  • Jonas Nay
    Key Cast
    "Max"
    Deutschland 83
  • Johannes Jancke
    Producer
  • Clementina Hegewisch
    Producer
  • Sawsan Asfari
    Producer
  • Andreas Eicher
    Producer
  • Ufuc Genc
    Producer
  • Neue Impuls Film (DE)
    Production Company
  • Cactus World Films (GB)
    Production Company
  • Lightburst Pictures (DE)
    Production Company
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    NUR EIN AUGENBLICK
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 8 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    October 1, 2019
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Country of Filming:
    Germany
  • Language:
    Arabic, English, German
  • Shooting Format:
    Alexa
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.39 : 1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Busan International Film Festival (BIFF)
    Busan
    Korea, Republic of
    October 7, 2019
    World Premier
    Flash Forward Competition
  • Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis
    Saarbrücken
    Germany
    January 21, 2020
    German premier
    Main Competition - "Best upcoming actor" award (won), Young Jury Award for best movie (won)
  • Catalina Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    October 23, 2020
    North America Premiere
    Int. Feature - winner ; Best Director Int. Feature Film - winner
Distribution Information
  • Farbfilm Verleih GmbH
    Country: Germany
  • East West Filmdistribution
    Country: Austria
Director Biography - Randa Chahoud

TV-Series "BERLIN LEGAL // LEGAL AFFAIRS" (ARD, 2021)
TV-Series „DEUTSCHLAND 89“ (Amazon Prime, 2020)
feature film „THE ACCIDENTAL REBEL // NUR EIN AUGENBLICK“ (Germany/GB 2020).
TV-Movie „TATORT LAKRITZ“ (ARD, 2019)
TV-Series „BRUDER - SCHWARZE MACHT“ in (ZDF 2017)
Sci-Fi TV-Series „IJON TICHY : RAUMPILOT“ (ZDF, 2007-2012).

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Director Statement

As the daughter of a Syrian, by necessity the theme of violence has taken up a big part of my thoughts since the war started.
In Germany, we live in a rather comfortable position: Our country causes a lot of harm in the
world, but you can’t see the blood on our hands. We don’t have to pick up a gun in order to
kill someone. So, it’s easy to say: “I am a pacifist.” But what happens if someone close to us
is missing in action, or worse, is being tortured or abducted?