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A lonely boy, who lives in Amsterdam with his refugee mother from Kosovo, keeps getting into trouble while yearning for her acceptance. But the traumas caused by the war, which his mother hides away from him, turn his world upside down.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Albanian

Runtime

85 mins

Rating

8.4/10

Release Date

14 September 2017

Country

Kosovo

Cast

Adriana Matoshi

Adriana Matoshi

Zana

Jason de Ridder

Jason de Ridder

Alban

Niki Verkaar

Niki Verkaar

Ana

Hugo Koolschijn

Hugo Koolschijn

Rudi

Celia Nufaar

Celia Nufaar

Sandra

Besnik Krapi

Besnik Krapi

Agim

Bislim Muçaj

Bislim Muçaj

Besim

Shkumbin Istrefi

Shkumbin Istrefi

Taxi driver

Edon Rizvanolli

Edon Rizvanolli

Zoran

Lilja Björk Hermannsdottir

Lilja Björk Hermannsdottir

Ilse

Dennis Overeem

Dennis Overeem

Erik

Xhejlane Tërbunja

Xhejlane Tërbunja

Liria

Kiefer Zwart

Kiefer Zwart

Football kid

Roos Netjes

Roos Netjes

Sophie

Blerta Ismaili

Blerta Ismaili

Zana

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