Tracing Addai

Deutschland 2016-2018 Kurz-Dokumentarfilm mit Spielhandlung

Summary

A true story about a war and the tragic impact it has on the lives of three people. In his early 20s, Addai leaves his entire life behind and moves to Syria to help victims of the civil war. At first he is assigned kitchen duty together with Ilias. Addai writes to his mother: "Don't worry about me, I'm fine." Two years later Addai's mother receives a letter from prison. Ilias has been sentenced for terrorism by a German court. He wants to meet her and writes: "One thing you have to believe me, we went there with good intentions."

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Credits

All Credits

Duration:
30 min
Format:
DCP
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Ton
Screening:

Uraufführung (FI): 09.03.2018, Tampere, IFF;
Aufführung (DE): 03.11.2018, Mainz, FILMZ

Titles

  • Originaltitel (DE) Tracing Addai
  • Arbeitstitel Reconstructing Addai

Versions

Original

Duration:
30 min
Format:
DCP
Video/Audio:
Farbe, Ton
Screening:

Uraufführung (FI): 09.03.2018, Tampere, IFF;
Aufführung (DE): 03.11.2018, Mainz, FILMZ

Awards

achtung berlin 2019
  • new berlin film award, Bester Dokumentarfilm Mittellang/Kurz
FBW 2019
  • Prädikat: besonders wertvoll
FILMZ 2018
  • Bester Dokumentarfilm, Dokumentarfilmwettbewerb
Nordische Filmtage Lübeck 2018
  • Cinestar-Preis