Qazi

Qazi is the story of a young Pakistani refugee who is forced by economic and family circumstances to seek his fortune in Europe.

81 min
Punjabi, German, English
Subtitles: EN, DE, FR, ES
2K DCP
5.1 Audio

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Feature Qazi (2021) 81′

A film by Anil Fastenau & Jakob Gehrmann
Director of Photography: Jakob Gehrmann
Editing: Bernard Mescherowsky & Vanessa Wagner
Assistant Camera: Leo Decristoforo
Gaffer: Malte Hafner
Colorist: Hannah Tschennet
Sound Mixer: Maximilian Blass
Sound Design: Bela Brandes & Maximilian Rodegra
Original Score: Dominik Schuster

Cast:
Qazi: Anil Fastenau
Mother: Nargis Yaqoob
Sister: Amber Malik
Fernando: Kleber Valim
Ray: Raymond Toh
Hermon: Hermon Mengsteab
Max: Sven Gey
Silvia: Hanna Werth
Georg: Erwin Geisler
Viktor: Leo Rupin
Natalia: Taisiya Schumacher

Festival History:

09/2021 Filmfestival Münster, Germany
09/2021 Independent Days Karlsruhe, Germany (Best Actor)
10/2021 Tasveer South Asian Film Festival, USA (Best Actor)
11/2021 Festival International du Film Indépendant SMR13, France (Best Feature)
11/2021 Montelupo Fiorentino International Independent Film Festival, Italy
12/2021 Veracruz World Film Festival, Mexico
12/2021 Diorama Film Festival & Bazar, India
12/2021 International South Asian Film Festival, USA
02/2022 Santander Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente, Colombia
03/2022 Indep en Tarn, France (Best Foreign Feature)
03/2022 Oaxaca Filmfest, Mexico (Feature Spotlight Award)
05/2022 Construir Cine, Argentina
07/2022 Social World Film Festival, Italy
08/2022 RIFFA Regina International Film Festival and Awards, Canada
08/2022 Festival Internacional de Cine de Calzada de Calatrava, Spain (Best Film, Best Screenplay)
08/2022 Festival Internacional de Cine Bajo la Luna – Islantilla Cinefórum, Spain
09/2022 Pillusion, Austria
09/2022 Semana de Cine de Lugo, Spain
10/2022 Ethnokino, Swizerland (Award of Recognition)
10/2022 Calella Film Festival, Spain (Best LowBudget-Feature Jury & Audience Award)
10/2022 Bogocine – Festival de Cine de Bogotá, Colombia (Círculo Precolombino de Bronce)
11/2022 AQP Audiovisual y Cine Festival, Peru (Best Fiction Feature)

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