Xoftex
Asian Premiere
Noaz Deshe Germany, France 2024 99 min NC16 (Some Coarse Language)
A young, amateur filmmaker documents the protracted and increasingly surreal limbo of refugees awaiting asylum.
After surviving the boat crossing from Syria, Nasser and his brother Yassin are confined to Xoftex camp in Greece while waiting for asylum. They bicker, make parody films of their statelessness and dream of the day they make it to Sweden. During their long, excruciating wait, a restless Nasser begins to make a zombie movie—only to find that there is little distinguishing the film from their terrifying reality.
Based on refugees’ testimonies and the notorious Softex camp, Xoftex was conceived through a series of workshops held in camps. Incorporating documentary, fantasy and visual effects, the film asserts that any act of creation in such precarity is a radical means of seizing control of one’s narrative.
2 Dec, Mon 9:30PM / 99 min
Golden Village Cineleisure, Hall 1
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Xoftex
Noaz Deshe
Germany, France
2024
Arabic
English
99 min
NC16 (Some Coarse Language)
Asian Premiere
Noaz Deshe
Noaz Deshe is an Israeli-born Romanian director, director of photography and composer. His feature debut, White Shadow (2013), won the Lion of the Future Award at Venice. Xoftex premiered in competition at Karlovy Vary. Deshe is currently completing a documentary companion to Xoftex.
Andro Steinborn
Abdulrahman Diab,
Osama Hafiry,
Jalal Albaroudia
