Atlantic.

Original Title|Atlantic.

94' | 2014 (Completed)

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Writer	Abdelhadi Samih, Jan-Willem van Ewijk
Director	Jan-Willem van Ewijk
Producer	Marion Hänsel

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After a breakup, young Moroccan fisherman Fettah sets out in pursuit of his dream: to windsurf on an epic voyage along the Atlantic coast towards Europe.

synopsis

Young fisherman Fettah has befriended many of the European windsurfers who visit his tiny village on the Moroccan Atlantic coast every summer. He has eagerly adopted their way of life and has become an amazing windsurfer himself, using old equipment the tourists leave behind. When his European friends leave, they leave behind an unbearable emptiness and Fettah often finds himself dreaming of a life far away.One summer, Fettah falls in love with Alexandra, a Dutch girlfriend of one of the tourists. He knows she is out of reach, yet when she leaves something is broken beyond repair. The loss of Alexandra finally gives Fettah the strength to break free. He packs his backpack, takes his windsurfing board and sets off on an epic journey along the Atlantic coast towards Europe. As the wind carries him north, past Casablanca and out onto the wild and merciless open ocean, he finds that the pursuit of dreams does not come without sacrifice.

Credits

Writer
Abdelhadi Samih, Jan-Willem van Ewijk
Director
Jan-Willem van Ewijk
Producer
Marion Hänsel
Cast
Fettah Lamara, Mohamed Majd
Editing
Mona Bräuer
Photography
Jasper Wolf
Sound
Christian Monheim
Music
Piet Swerts

Format

Creation details

Type
Film
Category
Fiction
Genre
Year of production

2014
Production status
Completed
Original title
Atlantic.

Technical specs

Running time
94'
Aspect ratio
2.35:1
Sound format
5.1 (+sub)
Available formats
DCP
Colour
Colour

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Contact

MAN'S FILMS PRODUCTIONS

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www.marionhansel.com

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Festivals & awards

Festivals

2014: Toronto International Film Festival (CA), Busan International Film Festival (KR), Marrakech International Film Festival (MA), Dubai International Film Festival (AE),2015: International Film Festival Rotterdam (NL), Göteborg Film Festival (SE), European Film Market - Berlinale (DE), Febiofest Prague (CZ), Istanbul Film Festival (TR), Cinema Arab Amsterdam (NL), Beijing International Film Festival (CN), Mooov Brugge (BE), Filmfest Emden-Norderney (DE), Durban Film Festival (ZA), Ankara Film Festival (TR), Seattle International Film Festival (US), Mumbai International Film Festival (IN), Texel : into the great wide open (NL), Haifa International Film Festival (IL), Agadir Film Festival (MA), Arab Film Festival San Francisco Bay (US)