The Good Muslim
Synopsis
Khalil finds himself stuck between two worlds, the world of his adopted home country England, and the culture of his native country Iraq. When his ill mother does not recognize him anymore Khalil is confronted with the ultimate loss of identity.
Specs
Genre: Drama
Production: UK 2009
Running Time: 15 min
Language: English
Shooting Format: DVCPRO-HD
Original Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Sound Mix: Stereo LTRT
Cast
Khalil — Menis Yousry
Nada — Zmira Wicking
Ayesha — Alice Brickwood
Jan — Louie Seers
Mehmud — Farhan Khan
Ali — Abbas Daya
Yusuf — Amir Boutrous
Newsagent — Robert Cambrinus
Film Festivals | Awards
Gold Remi Award — WorldFest Houston (USA)
Independent Award (2nd Prize) — CIAFF (Hamilton, Canada)
Award of Merit — Accolade Competition (La Jolla, USA)
Silver Bear — Festival of Nations (Ebensee, Austria)
UNICA Special Prize — Golden Diana Film Festival (Austria)
Crew
Writer/Director — Robert Cambrinus
Director of Photography — Jun Keung Cheung
Focus Puller — Hu Hsuan Wei
Assistant Cameraman — Brian Lockyer
Grip — Ed Lancaster
Gaffer — Duncan Riedl
2nd Gaffer — James Matai
Spark — Adrianna Tsigara
Sound Recordist — Roger Johnson
2nd Sound Recordist — Rowan October
Boom Operator — Jason Creasey
Production Designer — Renee Kharag
Runner — Lorraine Brown
Make-up Artist — Laura Jane Sessions
Hair — Almut Gramar
2nd Make-up Artist — Soraya Gonzales
Stills Photographer — Joana Gauer
Composer — Nicholas Singer
Sound Designer/Mixer — Markus Moll
Offline Editor — Nathan Cubitt
Online/Colourist — Oladoke Fagbenle
Assistant Director — Mark Vella
Production Manager — Audrey Destandau
Producer — Robert Stokvis
Film Notes
The Good Muslim was not intended to be screened separately as a stand-alone film. It was produced for the Commentary project. However, I decided to give it a short run at some festivals to make the point that the two films, The Good Muslim and Commentary, are two different films. The Good Muslim is now a companion piece to Commentary.