Knock, Knock
Leila is a recently divorced woman, who’s husband’s gone and their apartment’s been sold. She looks around the empty rooms and finds it difficult to understand that this is her life.
Homebound
Homebound is a survival story set in one of the world´s biggest refugee camps.
A bus waiting to forcefully return refugees to their country of origin. One of the passengers, Xidig, 8, is exited to go home, but his brother Salim, 12, knows that a war- torn and dangerous place is no one´s homeland.
INFO
Movie title
Homebound
Original title
Kotimatka
Production year
2019
Genre
Fiction short film
Length
19 min
Languages
Swahili, English
Director
Marika Harjusaari
Screenplay
Ilona Ahti
Cast
Mahad Dasar
Amir Dasar
Melissa Haiden
Saidi Ndayishoimiye
Awesu Geedow
Billings Siwila
Crew
Scriptwriter
Ilona Ahti
Director
Marika Harjusaari
Producer
Paria Eskandari
Line-Producer
Akin Alaka
DOP
Antti Ahokoivu
Sound designer
Jani Nikander
Production designer
Heidi Jokinen
Costume designer
Mimosa Kuusimäki
Editor
Stina Uusitalo
Music by
Sarah Palu & Matias Tyni
Awards
BEST STUDENT FILM
THE NORWEGIAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL HAUGESUND 2019
BEST STUDENT FILM
TAMPERE FILM FESTIVAL 2020
Festivals
The Norwegian International Film Festival Haugesund, Norway 2019
Knysna Film Festival, South-Africa 2019
Schlingel – International Film Festival for Children and Young Audience, Germany 2019
Tampere Film Festival, Finland 2020
Amandus – Lillehammer International Student Film Festival, Norway 2020
Sehsüchte – International Studen Film Festival, Germany 2020
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Homebound is a survival story set in one of the world's biggest refugee camps.
