RAFAËL

USA Premiere

The Arab Spring forces Tunisian Nazir, married to the pregnant Dutch hairdresser Kimmy, to escape to Europe, but he ends up in Lampedusa, imprisoned as an illegal refugee.  RAFAËL is a romantic drama about two lovers giving everything they have, just to try to be reunited for the birth of their son Rafaël.  It is a suspenseful story about borders, dreams, perseverance and love-transcending bureaucracy, borders and even prison walls.

Running Time:  106 minutes
Genre:  Drama / Romance / True Story
Countries: NETHERLANDS, BELGIUM, CROATIA
Shooting Language: DUTCH, ENGLISH, ARABIC
Writers: TIJS VAN MARLE, MASSIMO GAUDIOSO
Cast:  MELODY KLAVER, NABIL MALLAT, MEHDI MESKAR, MEDINA SCHUURMAN
Cinematography: JAN MOESKOPS
Original Music: HANNES DE MAEYER
Distributor:  Intramovies.com

Festivals and Awards:
Cairo IFF 2018
Kosmorama Trondheim IFF 2019
Bifest IFF 2019
Emden-Norderney IFF 2019
Pula Film Festival 2019