Al-Shafaq - When Heaven Divides (2019)
The patriarch and devout father Abdullah has been living in Zurich with his wife Emine and their children for years. Their eldest son Kadir and their daughter Elif are doing well in the Western world. The youngest son, Burak, is gradually becoming radicalized without really realizing it. Abdullah is initially impressed, but then Burak sets off on a "holy war." His father travels to the Turkish-Syrian border region to rescue his son.
Director: Esen Işık
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Kida Khodr Ramadan as Abdullah |
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Beren Tuna as Emine |
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Ismail Can Metin as Burak |
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Ahmed Kour Abdo as Malik |
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Serkan Ercan as The Funeral Car Driver |
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Ali Kandas as Kadir |
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Serkan Tastemur as Sami |
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Robin Arslan as Berdan |
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Mirza Sakic as Nico |
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Revsan Celiker as Gule |
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Artan Morina as Mustafa |
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Kasem Hoxha as Hodscha Halit |
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Badasar Colbiyik as Ebu Yusuf |
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Ajten Serdin as Woman in prayer room |
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Kathrin Irion as Prosecutor |
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Dardan Sadik as Ramazan |
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Philippe Nauer as Prosecutor |
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Eda Gürbüz as Elif |
| Directing | Esen Işık | Director |
| Writing | Esen Isik | Writer |
| Production | Andrea Blaser | Line Producer |
| Production | Emrah Gamsizoglu | Line Producer |
| Production | Brigitte Hofer | Producer |
| Production | Cornelia Seitler | Producer |
| Sound | Marcel Vaid | Music |
| Camera | Gabriel Sandru | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Aurora Vögeli | Editor |
| Production | Sultan Ertugrul | Casting |
| Production | Susanne Müller | Casting |
| Art | Veli Kahraman | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Melis Atınç Gamsızoğlu | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Regula Marthaler | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marina Aebi | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Efe Can Yildiz | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Jacques Kieffer | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Nicolas Nagy | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Hasan Sayin | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Gürkan Özkaya | Sound |
| Visual Effects | Eugen Danzinger | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Yves Roy Vallaster | Digital Compositor |
| Editing | Yves Roy Vallaster | Colorist |
| Production | Michél Köbl | Location Manager |
| Sound | André Bellmont | Conductor |
| Sound | Jonas Zellweger | Orchestrator |
| Production | Maya Galluzzi | Assistant Production Manager |