2011-02-11
22:06:19
Zozo...
Ok! Jaaaa den fick mig o gråta! U.u
2005
Story of an Arabic boy moving from Lebanon to Sweden.
Director: Josef Fares
Writer: Josef Fares
Stars: Imad Creidi, Antoinette Turk and Elias Gergi
All four of my grandparents hail from Lebanon so this warm and engaging film really hit home with me. I was never able to take my grandparents back to Lebanon because the civil war was going on. This film makes it clear how horrible and wrenching that civil war was. Zozo is an 11 year old boy who lives with his parents and two siblings in an apartment in Beirut. Just as his family is able to flee Beirut tragedy strikes. Zozo finds solace in a talking chicken (trust me-- it works) and a young girlfriend. He finds peace and nurturing in Sweden with his beloved grandparents but is still in many ways an outcast. The film tells a beautiful, heartwarming story.