Sisters Apart

Sisters Apart

2021 · 94 min · ★ 6.0 · Drama, War

Rojda, a native of Iraqi Kurdistan and a soldier in the German army, travels to a refugee camp in Greece where she manages to meet her mother, who has bad news about her sister Dilan.

Directed by Daphne Charizani · Written by Daphne Charizani

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Almila Bağrıaçık Rojda Xani
Zübeyde Bulut Berivan
Maryam Boubani Ferhat Xani
Christoph Letkowski Alex Breidmeier
Gonca de Haas Dilan
Niels-Bruno Schmidt Fuhrmann
Yiannis Niarros Officer Dimitri
Lucas Prisor Tom
Kostas Bazas Officer Costas
Ceylan Bulus Rozerin Mafakhery
Jyana Karami Navdil Abdulquader
Rosgar Abubakr Berfin Suleiman

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