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Sisters Apart

Sisters Apart

20215.91h 34m

Overview

Rojda, a native of Iraqi Kurdistan and a soldier in the German army, travels to a refugee camp in Greece where she manages to meet her mother, who has bad news about her sister Dilan.

Directed by Daphne Charizani
Written by Daphne Charizani
Produced by Thanassis Karathanos, Martin Hampel, Michael Weber
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Top Cast

Almila Bağrıaçık

Almila Bağrıaçık

Rojda Xani

Z

Zübeyde Bulut

Berivan

Maryam Boubani

Maryam Boubani

Ferhat Xani

Christoph Letkowski

Christoph Letkowski

Alex Breidmeier

G

Gonca de Haas

Dilan

Niels-Bruno Schmidt

Niels-Bruno Schmidt

Fuhrmann

Yiannis Niarros

Yiannis Niarros

Officer Dimitri

Lucas Prisor

Lucas Prisor

Tom

K

Kostas Bazas

Officer Costas

C

Ceylan Bulus

Rozerin Mafakhery

Themes & Keywords

refugee campiraqfemale soldierkurdistangerman soldiermilitary trainingmother daughter reunionisis (daesh)german armymother daughter relationshipsister sister relationshipwar refugees

About Sisters Apart

Sisters Apart is a drama, war film released in 2021 exploring themes of refugee camp, iraq, female soldier, kurdistan, german soldier, military training. Directed by Daphne Charizani, it stars Almila Bağrıaçık, Zübeyde Bulut, Maryam Boubani. Rojda, a native of Iraqi Kurdistan and a soldier in the German army, travels to a refugee camp in Greece where she manages to meet her mother, who has bad news about her sister Dilan.

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