Bodkin Ras

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Bodkin Ras
Directed byKaweh Modiri
Written byKaweh Modiri
Produced byMain producer:
Raymond van der Kaaij(Revolver Amsterdam)
Co-producer:
Peter Krüger , (Inti Films) Co-producer: Kaweh Modiri
StarringSohrab Bayat
Lily Szramko
James Macmillan
Eddie Paton
CinematographyDaan Nieuwenhuijs
Edited byJan de Coster
Music by Mohsen Namjoo
Production
companies
Revolver Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Inti Films, Belgium
Blue Iris Films, UK
Distributed byMokum, NL
Release date
  • January 31, 2016 (2016-01-31)
Running time
78 minutes
CountriesNetherlands, Belgium
LanguageEnglish

Bodkin Ras is a 2016 Dutch and Belgian film directed by Kaweh Modiri and starring Sohrab Bayat, Lily Szramko, James Macmillan, and Eddie Paton. It premiered in March 2016 at the 45th International Film Festival Rotterdam [1] where it won the International FIPRESCI award, and had its North American premiere in March 2016 at SXSW 2016, Austin, Texas, United States. [2]

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References

  1. Kudláč, Martin. "Bodkin Ras: A docu-narrative experiment that delivers a humanistic message". Cineuropa.
  2. Oostelbos, Sophie. "Film Bodkin Ras to be Shown at SXSW". Dutch Culture USA. Archived from the original on 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2016-02-15.