Before Snowfall (Før snøen faller)

Showings

Dutmers at the Dennos Museum Wed, Jul 31, 2013 9:00 PM
Sponsored by The Wilson Family & Rainbow Rehabilitation Centers Inc.

Tickets for Added Screenings
On Sale Friday 7/26 at 12 noon
City Opera House Thu, Aug 1, 2013 6:00 PM
Sponsored by Janet Wolf
Bijou by the Bay Sun, Aug 4, 2013 6:00 PM
Sponsored by The English Inn, Restaurant and Pub
Gary & Donna Nelson
Film Info
Section:Foreign
. Added Screenings .
Release Year:2013
Runtime:105 min.
Rating:NR
Production Country:Norway
Germany
Iraq
Original Language:Kurdish
Subtitles:English
Web Site:http://www.paradox.no/feature_films
Cast/Crew Info
Cast:Billey Demirtas
Eva Medusa Gühne
Suzan Ilir
Nazmi Kirik
Jin Musa
Bahar Ozen
Director:Hisham Zaman
Produced by:Finn Gjerdrum
Stein B. Kvae
Screenwriter:Kjell Ola Dahl
Hisham Zaman
Cinematography:Marius Matzow Gulbrandsen
Editing By:Sverrir Kristjánsson
Music By:David Reyes

Description

Generally speaking, films from Norway are so great that we scarcely need to watch them first, but we’re very glad we saw this one, and we won’t soon forget it. “Before Snowfall” follows the dangerous journey of a 16-yearold Kurdish boy across Europe from Kurdistan and Turkey to Germany and Norway as he attempts to restore his family’s honor while moving between neighboring countries that are as different from one another as night and day. On his journey, he is smuggled across the borders with the help of a network of Kurdish immigrants, where he falls in love and comes of age in a foreign land. All the while, we watch how two peaceful countries, Norway and Germany, deal with immigrants who are unable to leave their violent pasts behind. Don’t miss this truly incredible film that will stay with you long after you leave the theater.