Zawal

A Saudi pianist who struggles the prevention of his musical talent and die before the rebirth of art in Saudi Arabia.

Horst is a hunter trying to stave off the inevitability of aging. Futile, as we all know. Nevertheless, he suffers a crisis of identity about himself, his world, and the forests and glades he so loves. Two days after the disappearing of his gundog Birko, Horst plunges deep into the forest to try and find the wayward pooch, and in doing so, re-immerses himself in his beloved natural world. He hears barking and ploughs on, in search of Birko. Deeper and deeper he goes. What will he discover, deep in the bosky depths?

On the last day of Ramadan, we accompany six individuals of Eastern origins living in German towns and villages as they face the challenges of fasting in a non-Islamic environment and interact with a society different from their own. Clinging deeply to their identity and the spirituality of the holy month.