Jay Abdo
出生 : 1962-10-21, Damascus, Syria
Papa Homsi
Tragedy strikes a Syrian family in Aleppo. This triggers a chain reaction of events involving five different families in four different countries.
With a fine sense of humor and satire, the film tells of a childhood, which, between dictatorship and dark drama, also has its light moments. How much friendship, love and solidarity are possible in times of repression and despotism?
Papa Homsi
A Syrian doctor attempts to escape her war-ravaged homeland with her young daughter.
Liquor Store Owner
建築現場で働く中年男性ジャックは日々酒に溺れ、妻アンジェラと別居し、空虚な毎日を送る。実はジャックは高校時代、バスケの実力を認められ、奨学金を出すという大学も数多くあったが、なぜかバスケの世界から遠ざかってしまった。そんなジャックは母校のビショップ・ヘイズ高校のある神父から、新しいヘッドコーチになって不振が続くバスケ部を立て直すよう頼まれる。申し出を引き受けたジャックはチーム再建に取り組むが……。
Self
Once a successful Syrian actor, Jihad Abdo is now struggling as a refugee while trying to reinvent his life and rebuild his career.
Hamid
Tucker and Hamid are going to be grandfathers for the first time, but only if they can come together long enough to save their first-born grandchild.
Khaled
The bond between a disabled Muslim father and his son is tested when love is pitted against religion.
Fareed
Pensioner Roli comes to Fareed's assistance when the Syrian refugee is faced with the burial of his Muslim wife. Together they stumble into a bewildering forest of Swiss bureaucracy to which Roli finds beautifully simple answer.
Father
A child in Syria trapped under concrete after an explosion demolished her home.
Kareem
Jonas and Silvia are enjoying a wonderful sailing holiday in the Mediterranean sea. But while sailing through the night, far away from land, they discover an overloaded refugee boat, close to sinking. They are shocked, but too afraid to help. So they call the coast guards but lose the boat out of sight into the darkness of the night. In the early morning they find themselves drifting through an ocean of dead bodies. The refugee boat has sunk. Jonas and Silvia manage to pull a few survivors out of the cold water: Syrians. This rescue marks the beginning of a dramatic conflict between the hopes and dreams of the refugees, and the fears and ideals of the holiday sailors.
Dr. Haddad
大手自転車メーカーの取締役を解任され何もかも失ったアラン・クレイ(トム・ハンクス)は、何とかIT企業に再就職する。早速出張を言い渡された彼は、祖国から遠く離れたサウジアラビアのジッダにやって来る。アランはまな娘の大学の学費を稼ぐためにも、何とかして国王に最新鋭のテレビ会議システムである「3Dホログラム」を売り込もうとするが……。
Self
Once a successful Syrian actor, Jihad Abdo is now struggling as a refugee while trying to reinvent his life and rebuild his career.
Fattuh
イギリスの上流出身でありながらアラビアへ渡り、イラク建国に尽力して“砂漠の女王”と称されたガートルード・ベルの半生を描く伝記映画。ニコール・キッドマンが波乱の人生を送った女性を熱演している。
Butler
A small town with a population of 52 people has balls galore, as in bowling balls, which they use to form a zany bowling tournament to save the town.
Kurdish Leader (Jihad Abdou)
The film covers through fiction real-life events like the occupation of Iraq, the execution of Daniel Pearl, the Hood event and the Abu Ghraib torture scandal.