Torn
Torn
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
DIRECTOR
DIRECTOR
Jahfar Muataz
Jahfar Muataz
FORMAT
FORMAT
Short Film
Short Film
Year
Year
2022
2022
CARBS FILM
CARBS FILM
Co-Producer
Co-Producer
Financier
Swedish Film Institute · Screen Europe Talent · Nordisk Film · Nordisk Film Fond · Filmworkshop Copenhagen · Pitch Me Baby ·
Financier
Swedish Film Institute · Screen Europe Talent · Nordisk Film · Nordisk Film Fond · Filmworkshop Copenhagen · Pitch Me Baby ·
Co-Production With
Carbs Film · Film I Skåne · SVT · Hyæne Film · Nordisk Film
Co-Production With
Carbs Film · Film I Skåne · SVT · Hyæne Film · Nordisk Film
Distributor
Manifest Pictures · manifest@manifest.pictures
Distributor
Manifest Pictures · manifest@manifest.pictures
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
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
Producer
Alexander Nielsen
Producer
Alexander Nielsen
Director
Jahfar Muataz
Director
Jahfar Muataz
Co-Producer
Lina Birk Batoul Ibrahim
Co-Producer
Lina Birk Batoul Ibrahim
Excecutive Producer
Daniel Mühlendorph Ulaa Salim Keld Egelund Flemming Falk Hansen
Excecutive Producer
Daniel Mühlendorph Ulaa Salim Keld Egelund Flemming Falk Hansen
Scriptwriter
Jahfar Muataz Fredrik Nielsen Rye
Scriptwriter
Jahfar Muataz Fredrik Nielsen Rye
Dir. of Photography
Anton Falkenstrøm Tougaard
Dir. of Photography
Anton Falkenstrøm Tougaard
Prod. Manager
Jacob Jayantha Noor Al Rayyan
Prod. Manager
Jacob Jayantha Noor Al Rayyan
Prod. Coordinator
Qamar Yassin
Prod. Coordinator
Qamar Yassin
Prod. Assistant
Lisa Dankyi-Appah Thomsen Frida Vinkel Clausen Frida Ahrensber Nizar Twal
Prod. Assistant
Lisa Dankyi-Appah Thomsen Frida Vinkel Clausen Frida Ahrensber Nizar Twal
1st AC
Tobey Nordenlund
1st AC
Tobey Nordenlund
Gaffer
Sebastian Lyding
Gaffer
Sebastian Lyding
Asst. Gaffer
Leonardo Bosseti Mark Grotkjær Lauritsen Daniel Twal
Asst. Gaffer
Leonardo Bosseti Mark Grotkjær Lauritsen Daniel Twal
Production Designer
Ronja Hage Tange Patricia Weber
Production Designer
Ronja Hage Tange Patricia Weber
Stunt Coordinator
Micki Stoltt
Stunt Coordinator
Micki Stoltt
1st AD
Søren Bech Gustafson
1st AD
Søren Bech Gustafson
Script supervisor
Linda Daae
Script supervisor
Linda Daae
2nd AC
Sebastian Nielsen Johnathan Holten
2nd AC
Sebastian Nielsen Johnathan Holten
3rd AC
Sebastian Nielsen
3rd AC
Sebastian Nielsen
Asst. Designer
Anas Shomaf Ahmad Al dabae
Asst. Designer
Anas Shomaf Ahmad Al dabae
Asst. Costume Designer
Adrian Jalily Chantal Kappenberger Burhan Shmalat
Asst. Costume Designer
Adrian Jalily Chantal Kappenberger Burhan Shmalat
Location Manager
Anas Abu-Diah, Jordan Majd Baghdadi, Jordan
Location Manager
Anas Abu-Diah, Jordan Majd Baghdadi, Jordan
Asst. Location Manager
Sameh Al-Awar, Jordan Obaidah Iseed, Jordan
Asst. Location Manager
Sameh Al-Awar, Jordan Obaidah Iseed, Jordan
Sound Mixer
Bertil Kau Petersen
Sound Mixer
Bertil Kau Petersen
Boom Operator
Bertil Kau Petersen
Boom Operator
Bertil Kau Petersen
Costume Designer
Celina
Costume Designer
Celina
Make-up & Hair Designer
Niels Laigaard Mikkelsen
Make-up & Hair Designer
Niels Laigaard Mikkelsen
Wepons Master
Fawaz Abu-Friejeh
Wepons Master
Fawaz Abu-Friejeh
Digital Image Tech
Lárus Ren Gudbjörnsson
Digital Image Tech
Lárus Ren Gudbjörnsson
Extras Coordinator
Andrea Vergara
Extras Coordinator
Andrea Vergara
Post Production Facility
Tiny street Zentropa Klippegangen Mainstream
Post Production Facility
Tiny street Zentropa Klippegangen Mainstream
Facility Manager, Klipegarden AsP
Tine Clasen
Facility Manager, Klipegarden AsP
Tine Clasen
editor
Jacob Fangel Løgstrup
editor
Jacob Fangel Løgstrup
Colorist
Peter Diemar
Colorist
Peter Diemar
Sound Studio
Mainstream Tiny Street
Sound Studio
Mainstream Tiny Street
Sound Design
Kevin Bavnhøj
Sound Design
Kevin Bavnhøj
Asst. Sound Design
Tobias Frank
Asst. Sound Design
Tobias Frank
Foley Artist
Beka Turashvili
Foley Artist
Beka Turashvili
Foley Editor
Dachi Abesalashvili
Foley Editor
Dachi Abesalashvili
Foley Mixer
Salome Maisuradze
Foley Mixer
Salome Maisuradze
Composer
Tobias Kropp
Composer
Tobias Kropp
Graphics
Surr
Graphics
Surr
Credits
Lárus Ren Gudbjörnsson
Credits
Lárus Ren Gudbjörnsson
Translation
Basel Mawlawi
Translation
Basel Mawlawi
PR
Blackdog216
PR
Blackdog216
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
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
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
