Kaddisch für einen Freund
Kaddish for a Friend
Growing up in a Palestinian refugee camp, the 14-year-old Ali Messalam learned to hate Jews at an early age. After escaping Lebanon, he and his family end up in Berlin-Kreuzberg. Here, he tries to fit in and longs for nothing more than to be accepted by his fellow Arab youths. But to gain this recognition, he has to prove himself. In a test of courage, he breaks into the apartment of his Russian neighbor
Alexander Zamskoy, an 84-year-old Jewish WWII veteran. But Ali’s “friends” follow him into the apartment and vandalize the old man’s home with abandon. Alexander only recognizes Ali when he returns home earlier than expected and reports him to the police. To avoid being sentenced and deported, Ali is forced to seek out closeness to his enemy…
"Kaddish for a friend" is a tragicomic story about friendship, trust and the art of forgiveness.
Source: German Films Service & Marketing GmbH
Credits
Director
Screenplay
Director of photography
Editing
Music
Cast
- Ali
- Alexander
- Walid
- Mouna
- Mahmoud
- Younes
- Isja
- Schwester Sabine
- Bilal
- Momo
Production company
Producer
Alle Credits
Director
Assistant director
Screenplay
Director of photography
Assistant camera
Production design
Make-up artist
Costume design
Editing
Sound
Sound assistant
Music
Cast
- Ali
- Alexander
- Walid
- Mouna
- Mahmoud
- Younes
- Isja
- Schwester Sabine
- Bilal
- Momo
- Fatimah
- Yasemin
- Sofia Entina
- Gisela Fricke
- Komissar Doll
- Kommissar Jürgens
- Aabid Sahawi
- Koldnitzer
- Kim
- Staatsanwalt
- Rabbiner
- Peter Schepperd
- Jugendrichterin
- Tanzlehrerin
Production company
in co-production with
in association with
Producer
Co-Producer
Unit production manager
Location manager
Original distributor
Shoot
- 14.07.2010 - 24.08.2010: München, Berlin
FSK-Prüfung (DE): 31.03.2011, 126995, ab 12 Jahre / feiertagsfrei
Aufführung (DE): 27.10.2011, Hof, Internationale Filmtage;
Kinostart (DE): 15.03.2012
Titles
- Originaltitel (DE) Kaddisch für einen Freund
Versions
Original
FSK-Prüfung (DE): 31.03.2011, 126995, ab 12 Jahre / feiertagsfrei
Aufführung (DE): 27.10.2011, Hof, Internationale Filmtage;
Kinostart (DE): 15.03.2012
Awards
- Lola, Bester Kinderfilm
- MFG-Star
- 1. Preis
- Prädikat: wertvoll