ISHAQ

Germany/ KRG Iraq | 19' | 2025 | short fiction

Logline:

In the midst of Iraqi Kurdistan: A grandmother struggles with an impossible choice for her grandson.

Synopsis:

After losing her daughter to ISIS, Silvi travels to Iraqi Kurdistan to meet her grandson Ishaq. Confronted with cultural barriers and their shared trauma, she struggles to connect with him. But her effort to gain his trust is part of a dubious plan, forcing her into a consequential decision.

Writer, Director, Producer: Tuna Kaptan

Cast: Bettina Hoppe, Danial Kamal, Mahabad Ibrahim, Anna Sophie Schindler, Adil Abdurehman

DOP: Semih Yıldız

Editors: Beatrice Babin (BFS), Toro Lucian Hirsch (BFS)

Music: Chiara Strickland

Sound Recordist: Hiwa Shew

Sound Design: Nils Gradlowsky

Sound Mix: Freddy Thomsen

Line Producer: Serhat Keser

Costume & Make up: Yasmeen Waleed

Casting: Anna Sophie Schindler

Production Design: Hashim Shaji

VFX & Graphic Design: Maiki Picaguá, Patrick Widmer

Production Manager: Adil Abdurehman

Set Manager: Shirzad Abdullah

1. AD: Saman Mustefa

2. AD: Ravand Zaid

Continuity & Location Scout: Asmaa Salih 

Focus Puller: Rekawt Noori

Gaffer: Ayoob Jaff 

Camera Assistant: Mahmut Khurshid

Child Casting: Mohammed Khalil

Co-Production: Bayerischer Rundfunk

In Collaboration With: Mîtos Film, Storyline

Funded By: German Federal Commissioner for Culture and Media (BKM)

Status: In Festival Distribution

Release: 2025

Technical Data: Fiction, 19:48 min, 4 K,  5.1 Dolby SRD

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