Children´s and Youth Films
Ett öga rött Das Kamel ohne Höcker One Eye Red
Sweden 2007, 91 Min., English subtitles, Recommended age: 14 years and up
Halim's parents are from Morocco, he himself was born in Sweden. His family leads a happy life in the suburbs of Stockholm, until Halim's mother dies of a muscular disease. His father wants to start a new life and he and Halim move to the inner city, where he opens a new shop. He shaves off his moustache, listens to ABBA and does everything he can to mutate into a good Swede. Halim is appalled. He suspects a Swedish integration conspiracy and decides to uphold his family's Arabic roots – by any means necessary. The literary adaptation of the bestselling novel of the same name by Jonas Hassen Khemiri comes in the guise of a fast-paced teen comedy, examining the “clash of cultures” and the imminent threat of a radicalisation of Muslim youth. The brightly-coloured images and fast cuts are inspired by the popular films of Bollywood.
Director Daniel Wallentin
Screenplay Fredrik Wikström, Daniel Wallentin, nach dem Roman von Jonas Hassen Khemiri
Cast Youssef Skhayri (Halim), Hassan Brijany (Vater), Anwar Albayati (Dalanda), Asmaa Houri (Mutter), Evin Ahmad (Yasmine), Marcus von Plenker-Tind (Hristo), Shebly Niavarani (Yasmines Vater), Cecilia Ljung (Kerstin), Matilda Lindberg (Zerafina), Mikael Persbrandt (Mikael Persbrandt)
Website Swedish Film Institute
The film in the Film Days catalogue [PDF-Download]
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