Sawah
5.5
On his way to a DJ Championship in Brussels, a young Egyptian is mistaken for an illegal immigrant and detained in a country he's never heard of before.
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Cast
20 people
Karim Kassem
Samir / DJ Skaarab
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Eric Kabongo
Daniel
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Earth and Blood
Welcome to Hartmanns
Nilton Martins
Miguel
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The Coyotes
The Prodigies
Paul Robert
Tom
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The Racer
Mourade Zeguendi
Ramzy
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Taxi 4
Undercover
Stéphane Bissot
Nadia
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The African Doctor
Mr. Stein Goes Online
Jean-Luc Couchard
Zepp
Known for
Dikkenek
Taxi 4
Elisabet Johannesdottir
Elva
Known for
Hysteria
Bad Banks
Wesley Weigel
Wesley
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Holidays at All Cost
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Besnik Limani
Tony
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Dan Sluijzer
Charly
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Mara Taquin
Rosa
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The Baby
Adolf El Assal Director · Dennis Foon Writer Sirvan Marogy Writer
First release March 15, 2019 · Produced in Belgium, Egypt, Luxembourg · Languages Arabic, English, French, Luxembourgish
Production
Wady Films
Production
Deal Productions
Production
Caviar
Production
Film Clinic
Production
Belgium · Egypt · Luxembourg
Produced in
Languages
Original title
سواح
Original language
Arabic
Spoken on screen
Arabic · English · French · Luxembourgish
Release dates
Luxembourg · March 15, 2019
Premiere
Luxembourg · March 20, 2019
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Czechia
June 19, 2020 · Digital
Germany
November 8, 2022 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 20, 2019 · Limited theatrical
South Korea
August 9, 2019 · Premiere · Jecheon International Music & Film Festival
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