BALKAN DOX

Trapped By Law

Director

Sami Mustafa

Producers

Charlotte Bohl

Sami Mustafa

Cinematographers

Faton Mustafa

Janis Matzuch

Sami Mustafa

Editors

Carina Mergens

Nicole Kartluke

Sound

Filip Forberg

Tom Blankenberg

Contact

Romawood
Sami Mustafa
84 rue de marseille
Lyon, Rhone Alpes 69007, France
[email protected]

2015

Kosovo, Germany

92 min

Color

An odyssey, coming of age and family separation story of two young rap artist brothers deported to Kosovo, a country they never been to. Kefaet was born in Kosovo and taken by his parents to Germany at the age of four. He was married and has two children. Selami was born in Essen and has never been to Kosovo at all. Separated from their family and friends they try to cope with their situation and do everything in their power to return to Germany. But administration and asylum laws are standing in their way.

Director

Sami Mustafa is an independent Romani filmmaker originally from Kosovo and now living in France. He founded the Romawood production company, is the artistic director of the Rolling Film Festival, and is engaged in various activities for promoting Romani art, culture, and human rights. His film Road to Home (2005) was screened at the 2007 festival in Cannes.

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