Kaleo Films - Production Long-métrages Cinéma Documentaire Télé

In Athens, Amir, an Iranian immigrant, has a modest flat which has become a place of transit for migrants who like him have chosen to leave their country.But Greece is only a stop-over, all of them hoping to reach other Western countries.They find themselves stuck at Amir"s, hoping for ID documents, contacts and the smuggler to whom they might entrust their destiny.

Writer and director : Kaveh Bakhtiari - Artistic collaboration : Marie-Eve Hildbrand - Editing : Kaveh Bakhtiari, Charlotte Tourres, Sou Abadi - Sound editing : Etienne Curchod - Original music : Luc Rambo - Production : Elisabeth Garbar & Heinz Dill (Louise productions) - Olivier Charvet & Sophie Germain (Kaléo Films).

CANNES 2013, DIRECTOR'S FORTNIGHT

Jury"s Special Prize, NAMUR International Film Festival, 2013

Critic's Prize, MONTREAL, New Cinema Festival, 2013

New Documentary Talent Award, DOK LEIPZIG, 2013

LA ROCHELLE, IFF, 2013
LUSSAS, Etats généraux du film documentaire, 2013
SARAJEVO, IFF, 2013
NAMUR, FIFF, 2013
LONDON, BFI London Festival, 2013
SYDNEY,  Antenna Documentary Festival, 2013
THESSALONIKI, International Film Festival, 2013
VIENNE (Autriche), Human World Film Festival, 2014
ISTANBUL (Turquie), ICAPFF, 2014
CORK (Irlande),  Cork Film Festival, 2014
TAPEI (Taiwan), Taiwan International Documentary Festival, 2014
SAINT PETERSBOURG (Russie), IFF Message to Man, 2014
FAITO (Italie), Faito Doc Festival, 2014

Festivals and International sales : DOC AND FILM INTERNATIONAL

Distribution in France : EPICENTRE FILMS

A Swiss-French coproduction between KALEO FILMS (FR) and LOUISE PRODUCTIONS (CH) - in coproduction with RADIO TELEVISION SUISSE - SSR-SRG Idée suisse. With the support of OFC - Office Fédéral de la Culture, Fonds REGIO Films with Loterie Romande and Fondation vaudoise pour le cinéma, Town of Geneva, Fonds culturel Suissimage, Pour-cent-culturel Migros, Fondation Education 21/Filme für eine Welt Fondation Corymbo - With the participation of Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée and the support of Ile-de-France Region.