Sawah
Samir’s (Karim Kassem) dream to take part in a prestigious DJ championship in Brussels is shattered to pieces when his flight is redirected to Luxembourg because of a major strike in Belgium. The real adventures begins when he loses all his papers and gets mistaken for a refugee. The colourful film shows DJ Skaarab’s adventures and new encounters on the way to recover his identity.
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Adolf El AssalDirectorThe Notorious Guys
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Adolf El AssalWriterThe Notorious Guys
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Dennis FoonWriterLife, Above All
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Sirvan MarogyWriter
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Adolf El AssalProducerThe Notorious Guys
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Alexandra HoesdorffProducerSouvenir
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Désirée NosbuschProducerSouvenir
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Karim KassemKey Cast"Samir"Rosewater
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Eric KabongoKey Cast"Daniel"Willkommen bei den Hartmanns
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Jean-Luc CouchardKey Cast"Zepp"Dikkenek
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Mourade ZeguendiKey Cast"Ramzy"Les Barons
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Stéphane BissotKey Cast"Nadia"L'enfant
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Project Type:Feature
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Genres:Comedy, Drama
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Runtime:1 hour 27 minutes
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Completion Date:March 15, 2019
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Country of Origin:Luxembourg
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Country of Filming:Belgium, Egypt, Luxembourg
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Language:Arabic, English, French
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Shooting Format:Arri Alexa
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Aspect Ratio:2:35
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Luxembourg City Film FestivalLuxembourg
Luxembourg
March 15, 2019
World Premiere -
Arab Film FestivalRotterdam
Netherlands
March 27, 2019
Dutch Premiere
Opening Film -
Mooov Film FestivalBruges
Belgium
April 27, 2019
Belgian Premiere
Official Selection -
Beijing International Film FestivalBeijing
China
April 14, 2019
Asian Premiere
In Competition (Forward Future)
Distribution Information
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Wady FilmsCountry: LuxembourgRights: All Rights
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Film ClinicCountry: Egypt
After graduating with a MA in Filmmaking from Kingston University in the United Kingdom, Adolf El Assal won his spurs while working on several video clips and TV shorts, and worked as a producer on Divizionz (2008) which premiered at the Berlin Film Festival and went on to be selected at over 100 festivals. He has since directed a couple of short films including the award-winning La Fameuse Route… (2011) and Mano de Dios (2011). He completed his first feature, The Notorious Guys in 2014. Sawah (2019) is his latest feature film.
Director Adolf El Assal who was born in Egypt and raised in Luxembourg, wanted to share his personal experience: “While growing up, I was part of a very multi-cultural and cosmopolitan society. I always wanted to tell a story of a protagonist who lands by mistake in Luxembourg, just as my parents did.” The film took five years to complete. With this drama comedy film, the director wants to show a different side of Luxembourg that many people do not know about.