Films

Taweez – The Talisman Writer

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Year of participation	2014
Program	Apricot Stone

Producer(s)	Ali Hakim
Director(s)	Ali Hakim
Script	Ali Hakim
Director of Photography	Patrick Wittig
Sound	Andreas Helmanzik
Edit	Stefan Otterpohl
Cast	Taj Muhammad, Khatera Azizi, Said Hamed
Production company(-ies)	let’s be awesome Hammer Deich 26-34 20537 Hamburg, Germany

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Taweez tells the story of a lonely old talisman writer in a little afghan village who already gave up hope to receive acknowledgement in life. But after rumors spread in the village, people elevate him to a messiah. While some of the people woreship him, others fear his power. Fear transforms to hate and hate needs a goal. This is a story about the dangers fanatism, superstition and the besetment of otherness.

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