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Sisters Apart
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Sisters Apart

2021-07-15 · 94 min · ★ 6.0

Drama · War

Rojda, a native of Iraqi Kurdistan and a soldier in the German army, travels to a refugee camp in Greece where she manages to meet her mother, who has bad news about her sister Dilan.

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Directors
Daphne Charizani
Production companies
Pallas Film, The Match Factory, View Master Films, ZDF, ERT, ARTE
Countries
Germany, Greece
Status
Released

Top Cast

Almila BağrıaçıkAlmila BağrıaçıkRojda Xani
Zübeyde BulutBerivan
Maryam BoubaniMaryam BoubaniFerhat Xani
Christoph LetkowskiChristoph LetkowskiAlex Breidmeier
Gonca de HaasDilan
Niels-Bruno SchmidtNiels-Bruno SchmidtFuhrmann
Yiannis NiarrosYiannis NiarrosOfficer Dimitri
Lucas PrisorLucas PrisorTom
Kostas BazasOfficer Costas
Ceylan BulusRozerin Mafakhery
Jyana KaramiNavdil Abdulquader
Rosgar AbubakrBerfin Suleiman
Arin AhmadCigdem Eli Mala Mihammed
Gashin SohrabzadehShirin Yosif
Kibar MohammadAvin Hajiahmadi
Ferhat KeskinMr. Baharani
Fermesk Mustafa AbdolrahmanMrs. Baharani
Avin KhalilNachbarin
Diana AkSafi
Ilaf IbrahimJoanna

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