Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush
2022
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Synopsis
Desperate to help her son, Rabiye Kurnaz, a housewife and loving mother from Bremen, goes to the police, notifies authorities and almost despairs at their impotence and in the end, against all the odds, something truly remarkable happens.
Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush (2022) is a 1h 59min drama feature film by Andreas Dresen. Desperate to help her son, Rabiye Kurnaz, a housewife and loving mother from Bremen, goes to the police, notifies aut... Selected for Bolton International Film Festival (2022).
Key facts
Cast
Meltem Kaptan, Alexander Scheer, Charly Hübner, Abdullah Emre Öztürk, Nazmi Kırık, Sevda Polat, Jeanette Spassova, Abak Safaei-Rad
Original language
English
First release
April 28, 2022 (Germany)
Production companies
Arte France Cinéma, Pandora Film
Setting
Bremen, Ankara, Incirlik Air Base, New York City
Crew
Screenplay
Laila Stieler
Producer
Andreas Dresen, Andreas Leusink, Christoph Friedel, Claudia Steffen
Cinematography
Andreas Höfer
Editing
Jörg Hauschild
Music
Cenk Erdoğan, Johannes Repka
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Berlin International Film Festival 2022 generic
- Bolton International Film Festival 2022
- European Film Awards 2022 generic
- Istanbul Film Festival 2022 generic
- Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2022 generic
- Stockholm International Film Festival 2022 generic - Open Zone
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Germany | April 28, 2022 |
| Theatrical | Greece | December 15, 2022 |
| Theatrical | France | December 21, 2022 |
| Theatrical | Spain | February 3, 2023 |
| Theatrical | Hong Kong | May 25, 2023 |
| Theatrical | Portugal | August 10, 2023 |
| Television | France | September 12, 2024 |
| Theatrical | Ireland | September 23, 2026 |
| Classification | Germany | 6 |
Full credits
| Director | Andreas Dresen |
| Cast | Meltem Kaptan (Rabiye Kurnaz), Alexander Scheer (Bernhard Docke), Charly Hübner (Marc Stocker), Abdullah Emre Öztürk (Murat Kurnaz), Nazmi Kırık (Mehmet), Sevda Polat (Nuriye), Jeanette Spassova (Sekretärin Koslowa), Abak Safaei-Rad (Wiebke Kokenge), Alexander Hörbe (Wolfgang), Devrim Deniz Aslan (Atilla), Teglat Kas Hana (Mohammad Khan), Ronny Miersch (Journalist), Martin Stange (Beamter), Julia Titze (Journalistin), Simone Désirée Ullbrich (Leutnant Hawkins), Sabine Urban (Richterin), Claudiu Mark Draghici (Rainer Schartig), Hüseyin Ekici (Sedat Bilmen), Mehmet Yilmaz (Beamter), Mert Dincer (Cem), Christa Rockstroh (Heimleiterin), Jonathan Failla (DC Taxi), Tom Zahner (Judge John Gibbons), Yasar Cetin (Türkischer Justizminister), Christoph Jacobi (Fitnesstrainer / Trainer), Stacy Thunes (Marshal), Tim Williams (self), Şafak Şengül (Fadime), Ali-Emre Sahin (Cem), Henry Appiah (Lawyer), Ramin Yazdani (Farhad Khan), Harvey Friedman (Michael Ratner), Devin Sahin (Brother), Rolf Heutmann (Beamter), Bernd Paschen (Policeman) |
| Screenplay | Laila Stieler |
| Producer | Andreas Dresen, Andreas Leusink, Christoph Friedel, Claudia Steffen |
| Cinematography | Andreas Höfer |
| Editing | Jörg Hauschild |
| Music | Cenk Erdoğan, Johannes Repka |
| Production design | Susanne Hopf |
| Visual effects | Thomas Loeder |
| Costumes | Birgitt Kilian |
Identifiers & sources
| Wikidata | Q110626745 |
| IMDb | tt13471738 |
| TMDB | 915960 |
Additional data: TMDB.
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