Submitted for 2020 Oscar consideration, Baradar is an emotional short film Directed by Beppe Tufarulo and written by Francesco Casolo with Executive Producers Cami Fateh and Dalia Fateh. the movie has been making an impact across European Film Festivals winning multiple awards throughout 2019 and going into 2020.

The visuals are compelling and the story is engaging. Baradar (Brother) is the story of two brothers 10-year-old Ali and his 18-year-old brother Mohammed.  Their parents killed in a bomb explosion, and now alone and homeless, Alì and Mohammed crossed Afghanistan hidden on the roof of a van; spent nearly two years trapped in Iran as illegal migrants, and finally made their way to Turkey. Only a stretch of sea separates them from Greece, but the only way to get there is in a rubber dinghy, and Mohammed doesn’t want his little brother to attempt the risky crossing. His plan is to get to Greece alone, and make enough money in a short time to pay a smuggler who would bring Alì across, so that they can reunite.

The short film opens on the two brothers, carrying a raft around the narrow streets of Istanbul and the older Mohammed has decided that he is going to cross the sea on the tiny raft, and he has little time to teach Alì everything he deems necessary  and yet, there is one thing that Mohammed doesn’t have the courage to tell his brother: what to do in case he never makes it to the other side.

BARADAR has won awards in multiple festivals and multiple categories:

Giffoni Film Festival 2019 for Best Short Film.

Phlegraean Film Festival 2019 Best Music.

Salento Finibus Terrae 2019 Winner Beyond Human Rights.

Sciacca Film Fest 2019 Festival Award, Best Short Film,

Scaicca Film Fest 2019 Winner, Premio Altre Identita, Best Short Film.

Terra di Tutti Film Festival 2019 Best Short Film

Uppsala International Short Film Festival 2019 Winner, Best Children’s Film, International Competition.

Visioni Corte Film Festival 2019 Winner Premio CSC Centro Sperimentale Cinematografia

I encourage you to view BARADAR if you have the chance.