A Balloon for Allah
En ballong til Allah
Synopsis
When the Norwegian-Turkish filmmaker Nefise Özkal Lorentzen was little, she used to send letters to Allah by balloon. Now she wants to send a new balloon to change the role of women in the Muslim culture. By following her grandmother's path as a 'sufi', she embarks on a journey to rediscover the Islam of her mother's mother. The film switches between her actual journey and her dreams. She experiences the diversity of Cairo, Istanbul and Oslo by drinking tea with the Egyptian feminist Nawal El Saadawi, finding hope and inspiration in the life of the 90-year-old author Gamal al-Banna and meeting a young Salafist. On her journey through the labyrinth, it dawns on Nefise that Islam is not the only place to search, but that there are correlations between the three Abrahamic religion and the oppression of women.
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Nefise Özkal Lorentzen
- Screenplay & Story
- Nefise Özkal Lorentzen
- Original Title
- En ballong til Allah
- Country of Origin
- Norway
- Release Date
- 27/06/2011
- Spoken Languages
- Arabic, English, Norwegian, Turkish
- Runtime
- 52m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Nefise Özkal Lorentzen
Nefise Özkal Lorentzen
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Nefise Özkal Lorentzen
Writer
Nefise Özkal Lorentzen
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What is A Balloon for Allah about?
When the Norwegian-Turkish filmmaker Nefise Özkal Lorentzen was little, she used to send letters to Allah by balloon. Now she wants to send a new balloon to change the role of women in the Muslim culture. By following her grandmother's path as a 'sufi', she embarks on a journey to rediscover the Islam of her mother's mother. The film switches between her actual journey and her dreams. She experiences the diversity of Cairo, Istanbul and Oslo by drinking tea with the Egyptian feminist Nawal El Saadawi, finding hope and inspiration in the life of the 90-year-old author Gamal al-Banna and meeting a young Salafist. On her journey through the labyrinth, it dawns on Nefise that Islam is not the only place to search, but that there are correlations between the three Abrahamic religion and the oppression of women.
Who directed A Balloon for Allah?
A Balloon for Allah was directed by Nefise Özkal Lorentzen.
Who stars in A Balloon for Allah?
The principal cast of A Balloon for Allah includes Nefise Özkal Lorentzen.
When was A Balloon for Allah released and how long is it?
A Balloon for Allah was released in 2011 with a total runtime of 52m.