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Cinema Film Detail:

Just Get Married!

by Hussam Chadat (Syria/Germany, 2003, 20 minutes, Color, Beta SP PAL)



Synopsis

Hilarious and heartwarming, Just Get Married! tells the story of Mr. Sharif, a Syrian living in Germany, whose student visa has finally run out. Desperate to find a way to stay in the country he has come to love, his futile attempts find him revisiting past girlfriends, responding to personal ads, and pleading with strangers. Eventually he learns that home is where you make it.

Filmmaker's Biography

Born in 1966 in Syria, Chadat studied Film and Television at the Munich Film Academy and acting at the Academy for Dramatic Arts in Damascus. He has directed several short films, including Sunkiss (1994), The Wedding (1998), Sheherazade's Daughters (1999), and If Life Becomes Cinema (2000).

Credits

Written and Directed by: Hussam Chadat
Producer: Patrick Skerlic, Rafael Riss-Böger
Cinematographer: Jochen Stablein
Editor: Sandy Saffeels
Music: Franco Tortora
Cast: Husam Chadat, Mona Wassef, Rudolf Wessely, Gisela Schneerberger, Sophie Von Kessel, Anke Engelkebirte, Leonor Bruna, Peter Rappengluck, Angelika Sedlmeier

Print Source

Hussam Chadat
Tel: +49 1 73 57 18 747
Email: husamchadat@yahoo.com