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RUNTIME
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Tight 23-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Refugee
2020 0h 23m EN
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8.0
BANGER
★8.0TMDB · 1
Drama
Synopsis
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A Syrian doctor attempts to escape her war-ravaged homeland with her young daughter.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Jason Beghe
Dr. Lehman
Omar Sy
Marwan
Yasmine Al Massri
Amira
Nour Bitar
Rima
Jay Abdo
Papa Homsi
Eyas Younis
Adnan
Birol Tarkan Yıldız
Ramazan
Dina Shuhaiber
Sandra
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Brandt Andersen
- Writers
- Brandt Andersen
- Countries
- United States of America
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Brandt Andersen directs. Tobias A. Schliessler behind the camera. Brian Ufberg cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 23-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 6 years ago.
- 3Directed by Brandt Andersen, shot by Tobias A. Schliessler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Editor Brian Ufberg shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Jason Beghe and Omar Sy and Yasmine Al Massri carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt10577040 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Tobias A. Schliessler
- Editing
- Brian Ufberg
- Production design
- Patrick M. Sullivan Jr.
- Makeup / hair
- Paula Jane Hamilton
- Runtime
- 23 min · 0h 23m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- IMDB
- Refugee (2020)
Also by
Brandt Andersen
Key crew
- CastingChelsea Ellis Bloch
- Art DirectionNic Wheethe
- Set DecorationRaelyn Tepper
- CastingMarisol Roncali
- ProducerDina Shuhaiber
- ProducerJared Shores
- EditorBrian Ufberg
- Makeup Department HeadPaula Jane Hamilton
- Executive ProducerTerri Pappas
- Executive ProducerScott Swofford
- Production DesignPatrick M. Sullivan Jr.
- Sound Effects EditorTaylor Flinn
- Executive ProducerNigel Sinclair
- Dialogue EditorSang Jun Kim
- Executive ProducerNicholas Ferrall
- Executive ProducerWade Major
- Executive ProducerMoritz Borman
- ProducerBrandt Andersen
- Sound Effects EditorMarc Glassman
- ProducerKristi Lake
- GafferBob E. Krattiger
Release history · US
When it landed
- Digital2020-05-17
