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About Sara
About Sara poster.jpg
Film poster
Directed by Othman Karim
Written byPetra Revenue
Othman Karim
Produced byMalin Holmberg-Karim
Starring Linda Zilliacus
CinematographySøren Bay
Release date
  • 11 November 2005 (2005-11-11)
Running time
108 minutes
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish

About Sara (Swedish : Om Sara) is a 2005 Swedish drama film directed by Othman Karim. It won the Golden George at the 28th Moscow International Film Festival. [1] The film is Karim's feature debut. [2]

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References

  1. "28th Moscow International Film Festival (2006)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  2. Rehlin, Gunnar (30 November 2005). "Review: 'About Sara'". Variety. Retrieved 2 September 2015.