Feature Film
Lohan and Samar are teenagers and transgender. The sisters fled from Syria to Germany together with their family. They live in a refugee home with their mother Zuhur, father Talib, his second wife Shaharazad and nine younger siblings. In their new surroundings, they find themselves in a constant field of cultural tension. Their parents cling to the familiar structures from Syria and live their lives according to the Koran. Lohan and Samar, on the other hand, are torn between their Muslim community and the Western environment that allows them to express their true selves. Initially only in secret, the sisters dare to live out their female identity. The film accompanies them for three years on their forays as well as their transition and search for their own identity. ZUHUR’S DAUGHTERS brings us close to a special family that sticks together despite countless conflicts and hardships.
Language: arabic, kurdish, english, german
Subtitles: german, english
Written and Directed: Laurentia Genske, Robin Humboldt
Cinematography and Sound-Recording: Laurentia Genske, Robin Humboldt
Editor: Carina Mergens
Sound Design and Sound Mix: Robert Keilbar
Colour Correction: Felix Hüsken
Production Managers: Daniela Dieterich, Florian-Malte Fimpel
Commissioning Editor: Katya Mader
Producers: Martin Roelly, Erik Winker, Ümit Uludag
Produced by CORSO Film, In Co-Production with ZDF / 3sat
Funded by: Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, Deutscher Filmförderfonds
Theatrical Distribution Company: Camino Filmverleih
World Sales: Goethe Institut
CINEMA RELEASE 04.11.2021
TV RELEASE, 07.11.2022, 22:25 - 23:55, 3sat
2023 - NOMINATION CIVIS Media Prize 2023, Category Video I Information
2023 - Muestra de Cine Internacional Memoria Verdad Justicia, Guatemala
2022 - Dialogues Festival Kalkutta, Opening Film
2022 - Chennai International Queer Film Festival, Indien
2022 - Mezipatra Queer Film Festival, Prague
2022 - Das Filmfest, Prague, Brünn, Olmütz
2022 - DocsMX, Mexiko
2022 - Gender Borders Film Festival, Mailand
2022 - MakeDox, International Creative Documentary Film Festival, North Macedonia
2022 - EU Asia Documentary Festival
2022 - AMOR Festival Internacional de Cine LGBT+, Chile / WINNER BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
2022 - SHORTLISTED, Lola, Deutscher Filmpreis
2022 - NOMINATION Deutscher Dokumentarfilmpreis
2022 - liberTÜ Documentary Film Festival
2022 - Media Festival Man in Danger, Poland
2021 - Queer Filmfest Tübingen
2021 - DOK.fest Munich / WINNER VIKTOR DOK.deutsch
2021 - Hotdocs, Toronto
2021 - OUTshine Film Festival, Fort Lauderdale
2021 - Porn Film Festival Berlin
2021 - Queergestreift Festival
2021 - Film Festival Cologne
2021 - RIDM Festival Quebec, Canada
2021 - Duisburger Filmwoche
2021 - Filmkunstmesse München
2021 - Kasseler Dokfest
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