ISHAQ
SHORT FICTION
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Germany/ KRG Iraq | 20' | 2025 | short fiction
Logline:
A woman is torn between coping with her personal loss and finding the right way for the future of her grandson.
Synopsis:
Silvi travels to an orphanage in Iraqi Kurdistan to meet her grandson Ishaq. Confronted with cultural barriers and traumas of the past, she struggles to connect with him. However, her actions gradually reveal themselves to be part of a dubious plan. She is faced with a consequential decision.
Writer/Director/Producer: Tuna Kaptan
Cast: Bettina Hoppe, Danial Kamal, Mahabad Ibrahim, Anna Sophie Schindler
DOP: Semih Yıldız
Editor: Beatrice Babin (BFS), Toro Lucian Hirsch (BFS)
Music: Chiara Strickland
Sound: Hiwa Shew
Sound Design: Nils Gradlowsky
Sound Mix: Freddy Thomsen
Line Producer: Serhat Keser
Costume & Make up: Yasmin Waleed
Production Design: Hashim Shaji
Co-Production: Bayerischer Rundfunk
Status: In Festival Distribution
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Release: 2025
Technical Data: Fiction, 19:48 min, 4 K, 5.1 Dolby SRD
