Kaddisch für einen Freund
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“Equality is the soul of friendship.”
Growing up in a Palestinian refugee camp, 14-year-old Ali Messalam learned to hate "the Jews" from an early age. After fleeing Lebanon with his family, he arrives in Berlin Kreuzberg. Here, Ali tries to make friends with the Arab youths in the neighborhood. But first he has to prove what he can do. As a test of courage, he is asked to break into the apartment of his Jewish-Russian neighbor Alexander. The youngsters follow Ali and trash the old man's apartment to excess. But only Ali is recognized by Alexander, who returns early, and is reported to the police. In order to avoid a conviction and the associated deportation, he has only one chance: Ali must approach his hated enemy and ask for his support...
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Cast
19 people
Ryszard Ronczewski
Alexander
Known for
Edges of the Lord
Aftermath
Neil Belakhdar
Ali
Known for
We Are the Night
Leo Khasin
Neil Malik Abdullah
Walid
Known for
A Most Wanted Man
House of David
Sanam Afrashteh
Mouna
Also in
Young Doctors
Löwenzahn
Kida Khodr Ramadan
Mahmoud
Known for
4 Blocks
Only God Can Judge Me
Younes Hussein Ramadan
Younes
No other roles listed
Heinz W. Krückeberg
Isja
Known for
Back on Track
Anna Böttcher
Schwester Sabine
Known for
Ruby Red
Erkan and Stefan
Cemal Subasi
Bilal
Also in
1st of May: All Belongs to You
Faruk Fakhro
Momo
No other roles listed
Stefan Merki
Staatsanwalt
Known for
Colonia
Black Rider
Leo Khasin Director · Fabian Römer Composer Dieter Schleip Composer
Worldwide gross $13K · United States release November 4, 2012 · Produced in Germany
Box office
Worldwide gross
$13,251
Production
ARD
Production
Arte
Production · Distribution
Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
Production
Westdeutscher Rundfunk
Production · Distribution
Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Sweden · March 13, 2012
BUFF Film Festival
Germany · March 15, 2012
Theatrical
United States · November 4, 2012
Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival
Chile
October 22, 2014 · SANFIC Film Festival
China
September 27, 2012 · Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival
France
May 10, 2013 · TV premiere
Poland
October 27, 2012 · Warsaw Jewish Film Festival
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