Regie: Ali Samadi Ahadi – Comedy, 87 min, Color, Germany, 2013
Palestinian Rafik (Karim Saleh) would rather wash dishes in Germany than be bullied by his father back home. He reluctantly attends his brother Jamal’s (Navid Akhavan) wedding in East Jerusalem, where his father has a heart attack during a quarrel and kicks the bucket. His last wish: a grave in Ramallah, on the other side of the border. Gritting their teeth, the quarrelling brothers pack the body into the trunk – and soon have Israeli border guards, Palestinian terrorists and the blonde Russian Olga (Julie Engelbrecht) on their tail…
PRESS REVIEWS
epd-film
»Karim Saleh as the cocky womanizer and Navid Akhavan as his simple minded brother embody two endearing characters that one gladly accompanies in this road movie, scripted by Israeli-born Gabriel Bornstein. Cartoon inserts and slapstick-style humor spread a grim form of amusement, especially when a suicide bomber forgets to adjust the timer for daylight saving time. Throughout all these explosive antics, it becomes apparent that Rafik and Jamal live in a world that will not be pacified anytime soon.«
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About the film
“An odyssey with humor: The new film by Ali Samadi Ahadi is refreshingly irreverent.”
Badische Zeitung
„The fast-paced comedy combines elements of the classic ‘buddy-movie’ with a hefty dose of black humor. If politics can’t find a solution, at least humor can provide an answer.“
Blockbusterandmore
„In ’45 Minutes to Ramallah,’ all parties in the Middle East conflict get their fair share of criticism, and laughter brings people together!“
BZ
„A pitch-black balancing act between real and fictional madness!”
Cine City
“A wedding and a death bring its protagonists into the craziest and most adventurous situations during times of siege, yet still make the personal dimension of politics tangible.”
Deutschlandfunk
“An exuberantly turbulent multicultural comedy that exposes terrorists, racists, and fanatics of all kinds with cartoonishly exaggerated characters, culminating in a commendable but somewhat self-evident message of peace.”
Filmdienst
CAST
CHARACTER | SPEAKER |
Jamal | Navíd Akhavan |
Olga | Julie Engelbrecht |
Rafik | Karim Saleh |
Munir | Badasar Calbiyik |
CREW
Director | Ali Samadi Ahadi |
Screenplay | Gabriel Bornstein & Karl-Dietmar Möller-Naß |
Producers | Mohammad Farokhmanesh, Frank Geiger & Armin Hofmann |
Production Managemer | Resa Asarschahab |
Production Assistants | Hayat El-Samadi, Mohammad Kloub & Qais Masadeh |
Line Producer | Donall McCusker |
Casting | Intissar Issa & Pujeh Taghdisi |
Cinematography | Wedigo von Schultzendorff & Rodja Kükenthal |
Chief Lighting Technician | Yazan Abu Nijem |
Sound | Jörg Krieger |
Art Director | Rime Al-Jabr |
Costume Design | Phaedra Dadaleh |
Makeup | Farah Jada’ane |
Editing | Silke Olthoff & Frank Geiger |
Visual Effects & Animation | Ali Soozandeh |
Music | Ali N. Askin |
Sound Design | Konken Studios |
Release Date | 05.12.2013 |
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