A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
January 22, 2009
Original Title:
Zara
Genres:
Drama
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 85
A film about the state of people who are forced to live their exile as an outer event, but also as an inner destiny. That condition involves several time levels: a lost past, a disturbed present and a future rimmed with hope. In the village of Zara wandering souls are searching for things lost: letters, childhood, parents… Zara lies at the heart of an eternal search for a place of consolation and respite a search, during which memories and dreams gradually merge into an imagined present. (swissfilms.ch)
Art Direction:
Esther Viersen
Cinematography:
Felix von Muralt
Co-Producer:
Ilker Abay
Delegated Producer:
Maars van Haaften
Director:
Ayten Mutlu Saray
Editor:
Daniel Gibel
Frédéric Fichefet
Music:
Marcel Vaid
Producer:
Jos van der Pal
Gabriele Kranzelbinder
Writer:
Ayten Mutlu Saray
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