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Kuuntele
Synopsis
A foreign woman in a burqa brings her young son to a Copenhagen police station to file a complaint against her abusive husband, but the translator assigned to her seems unwilling to convey the true meaning of her words. A tense, diamond-hard film about cultural isolation and bureaucratic ignorance.
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LISTEN Trailer | Festival 2014
Type: Trailer • Published 2014-08-13
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Hamy Ramezan, Rungano Nyoni
- Screenplay & Story
- Hamy Ramezan, Rungano Nyoni
- Original Title
- Kuuntele
- Country of Origin
- Denmark, Finland, Sweden
- Spoken Languages
- Arabic, Danish, English
- Runtime
- 13m
- Production Studios
- Nordic Factory Film, Finnish Film Foundation
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Hamy Ramezan, Rungano Nyoni
Hamy Ramezan, Rungano Nyoni
Lars Vestergaard
RIKKE SELIN- LORENTZEN
Valeria Richter, Helene Granqvist, Nynne Marie Selin Eidnes
Department Leadership Roster
Hamy Ramezan
Director
Rungano Nyoni
Director
Hamy Ramezan
Writer
Rungano Nyoni
Writer
Valeria Richter
Producer
Helene Granqvist
Producer
Lars Vestergaard
Director of Photography
RIKKE SELIN- LORENTZEN
Editor
Nynne Marie Selin Eidnes
Producer
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What is Listen about?
A foreign woman in a burqa brings her young son to a Copenhagen police station to file a complaint against her abusive husband, but the translator assigned to her seems unwilling to convey the true meaning of her words. A tense, diamond-hard film about cultural isolation and bureaucratic ignorance.
Who directed Listen?
Listen was directed by Hamy Ramezan, Rungano Nyoni.
Who stars in Listen?
The principal cast of Listen includes Nanna Bøttcher, Yusuf Kamal El-Ali, Amira Helene Larsen, Zeinab Rahal, Alexandre Willaume.
When was Listen released and how long is it?
Listen was released in 2014 with a total runtime of 13m.