Zozo (film)
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| Zozo | |
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| Directed by | Josef Fares |
| Written by | Josef Fares |
| Produced by | Anna Anthony |
| Starring | Imad Creidi Antoinette Turk Elias Gergi Carmen Lebbos |
| Music by | Adam Nordén |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Countries | Lebanon Sweden |
| Languages | Swedish Arabic |
Zozo is a 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.
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
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]
