Germany / France / Poland / Turkey / Canada / Russia / Italy,
2014, 138 min
Directed by:
Fatih AkinScreenplay:
Fatih AkinCinematography:
Rainer KlausmannComposer:
Alexander HackeCast:
Tahar Rahim, Simon Abkarian, George Georgiou, Makram Khoury, Numan Acar, Dustin MacDougall, Moritz Bleibtreu, Trine Dyrholm, Sesede Terziyan (more)VOD (2)
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Armenian man, Nazareth Manoogian, after surviving the genocide learns that his twin daughters may be alive, and goes on a quest to find them. This takes him from his village Mardin to Mesopotamian deserts, Havana and finally North Dakota. (official distributor synopsis)
Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
German Film Awards
- 2015 - Katrin Aschendorf (Best Costume Design)
- 2015 - Sabine Schumann, Waldemar Pokromski (Best Make-up)
- 2015 - Alexander Hacke (Best Score)
Venice Film Festival
- 2014 - Fatih Akin (Golden Lion for Best Film)