Torn
Torn
Year
2022
DIRECTOR
Jahfar Muataz
FORMAT
Short Film
CARBS FILM
Co-Producer
When Saddam Hussein is captured, Malik's family decides to move back to Iraq from Sweden. Upon arriving Malik starts experiencing the same feeling of foreignness as he did in Sweden. What is home? What does it feel like, what does it mean to belong.
When Saddam Hussein is captured, Malik's family decides to move back to Iraq from Sweden. Upon arriving Malik starts experiencing the same feeling of foreignness as he did in Sweden. What is home? What does it feel like, what does it mean to belong.
Featured
Baider Al Jasim Hussein Haidar Kazem Elliot Jonsson Sherin Habib Shokr Christian-Nicola Savic Emma Sweninger Hanne Løvendahl Anas Al-Ethawi Amal Hasan Florin Mican Robert La Rock Lasse Abildgaard
Director
Jahfar Muataz
Scriptwriter
Jahfar Muataz Fredrik Nielsen Rye
Producer
Alexander Nielsen
Co-Producer
Lina Birk Batoul Ibrahim
Excecutive Producer
Daniel Mühlendorph Ulaa Salim Keld Egelund Flemming Falk Hansen
Prod. Manager
Jacob Jayantha Noor Al Rayyan
Prod. Coordinator
Qamar Yassin
Prod. Assistant
Lisa Dankyi-Appah Thomsen Frida Vinkel Clausen Frida Ahrensber Nizar Twal
Dir. of Photography
Anton Falkenstrøm Tougaard
1st AD
Søren Bech Gustafson
1st AC
Tobey Nordenlund
2nd AC
Sebastian Nielsen Johnathan Holten
3rd AC
Sebastian Nielsen
Script supervisor
Linda Daae
Gaffer
Sebastian Lyding
Asst. Gaffer
Sebastian Lyding
Production Designer
Ronja Hage Tange Patricia Weber
Asst. Designer
Anas Shomaf Ahmad Al dabae
Asst. Costume Designer
Adrian Jalily Chantal Kappenberger Burhan Shmalat
Boom Operator
Bertil Kau Petersen
Digital Image Tech
Lárus Ren Gudbjörnsson
Location Manager
Anas Abu-Diah, Jordan Majd Baghdadi, Jordan
Costume Designer
Celina
Extras Coordinator
Andrea Vergara
Make-up & Hair Designer
Niels Laigaard Mikkelsen
Stunt Coordinator
Micki Stoltt
Asst. Location Manager
Sameh Al-Awar, Jordan Obaidah Iseed, Jordan
Post Production Facility
Tiny street Zentropa Klippegangen Mainstream
Foley Editor
Beka Turashvili
Lárus Ren Gudbjörnsson
Lárus Ren Gudbjörnsson
Graphics
Surr
Foley Artist
Beka Turashvili
Colorist
Peter Diemar
Sound Studio
Mainstream Tiny Street
Sound Mixer
Bertil Kau Petersen
Wepons Master
Fawaz Abu-Friejeh
Sound Design
Kevin Bavnhøj
Asst. Sound Design
Tobias Frank
Composer
Tobias Kropp
editor
Jacob Fangel Løgstrup
Foley Mixer
Salome Maisuradze
Translation
Basel Mawlawi
PR
Blackdog216
Facility Manager, Klipegarden AsP
Tine Clasen
Festivals & Screenings
Festivals & Screenings
BUFF Film Festival Malmö Arab Film Festival Odense Film Festival Nordisk Panorama BFI London Film Festival BFF Kristiansand Buster Film Festival European Short Film Festival of Villeurbanne FESTIVAL EUROPÉEN DU FILM COURT DE BRESTONE Country ONE Film Festival Festival Aflam du Sud Ottawa Film Festival Geneva International oriental Film Festival Huesca International Film Festival Festival International Cinéma et Migrations d'Agadir Nordic Film Days Lübeck Reykjavik International Film Festival International Oriental Film Festival of Geneva Palmarés del Festival Internacional de Cine de Huesca Aflam du sud Festival SUPERKUNSTFESTIVAL Norden I Skolan SVT, TV & Play Empire, Cinema, Denmark Nojse Filmbar #27
Awards & Nominations
Awards & Nominations
Odense Film Festival, 2021
Nomination: Pitch Me Baby
Winner: First price
Malmö Arab Film Festival
Nomination: Short film competition
EKKO Shortlist 2023
Nomination: Best Script
Nomination: Best Set Design
Nomination: Best Original Music
Odense Film Festival
Nomination: Best Danish Short
Nordisk Panorama
Nomination: Young nordic - Children’s Choice Award
European Short Film Festival of Villeurbanne
Nomination: Grand Prix
One Country One Film Festival
Nomination: Short Film Competition
Nomination: Audience prize
Nomination: Best youth film selected by students
Festival Internacional de Cine de Huesca
Winner: DANZANTE INTERNATIONAL OPERA PRIMA
“...Because through the exploration of two different realities from a young man, it shows the loss and search of identity problems in a realistic way. That is achieved thanks to intimate shots, sequences and scenes of the main character with his family and surroundings. Also highlight the beauty of the night shots and Irak landscapes”.
Nordic Film Days Lübeck
Nomination: Best Nordic short film
Nomination: Best Baltic short film
Geneva International Oriental Film Festival
Winner: School Competition
"TORN captivated the students with its beautiful shots, tension and silences. They were sensitive to the heartbreak of the young teenager torn between two Eastern and Western countries and cultures."
Palmarés del Festival Internacional de Cine de Huesca
Winner: Best international short
Aflam du sud Festival
Winner: Best director
