Zozo (film)

Zozo is a drama film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 2 September 2005.^[1] The film was selected as the official Swedish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 78th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.

Zozo
Directed by	Josef Fares
Written by	Josef Fares
Produced by	Anna Anthony
Starring	Imad Creidi Antoinette Turk Elias Gergi Carmen Lebbos
Music by	Adam Nordén
Release date	2 September 2005 (2005-09-02) (Sweden)
Running time	103 minutes
Countries	Lebanon Sweden
Languages	Swedish Arabic

Plot

Zozo tells the story of a Lebanese boy (Imad Creidi), during the civil war, who gets separated from his family and ends up in Sweden.^{[citation needed]}

Production

The film was directed by Swedish-Lebanese director Josef Fares. The story is mostly inspired by Fares' real life immigration to Sweden during the war.^{[citation needed]}

The film was Sweden's representative for Best Foreign film at the 78th Academy Awards.^[2] It won The Nordic Council Film Prize in 2006.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• List of submissions to the 78th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Swedish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film