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Iqbal: the Tale of a Fearless Child

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Crime/Violence · Social Criticism · Children · Irony

  • CountryItaly,France
  • Production Year2015
  • Running Time90min
  • FormatDCP
  • ColorColor
Program Note
A masterwork about the status of child trafficking in the Third World. The film begins with a poor family in the developing world. A father is away in a foreign country to earn money, a mother sustains her two sons in poverty, and a younger brother is sick. Little dreamer Iqbal ventures out to sell his pet lamb to get money for his sick brother. But a child trafficker catches Iqbal, sells him and sends him to a strange island. Being forced to weave carpets, he tries to escape. Unlike grownups, who think of only themselves, fearless Iqbal helps all the other children to escape also and reveals this incident to the whole world. Based on a true story, this work is a joint production by Iran, France, and Italy. The various situations are drawn as colorful pictures seen through Iqbal’s eyes. Fantasy mixed with reality amplifies the synergy in this simple and powerful work, while raising awareness of the issue.
Director
Director
Michel FUZELLIER
After decades of experience as a director of animated commercials, Fuzellier branched out to create his first feature Iqbal: the Tale of a Fearless Child (2015). The French-Italian director has been a mainstay in the animation industry for many years, both as a background supervisor and art director. He has worked on a number of award-winning films including Lucky and Zorba (1998), Momo (2001), Opopomoz (2003), among others.
Director
Babak PAYAMI
Born in Tehran in 1969, Babak Payami is a graduate in cinema studies at the University of Toronto. In 1998, he returned to Iran, after an almost two decade-long absence. He directed several short films and documentaries before making his feature debut One More Day(1999), which was invited to the Berlin Film Festival. One More Day also received the Special Jury Prize at the Turin and the Best Artistic Contribution Award at the Tokyo. Secret Ballot is his second feature film.
Credit
  • Director
    Michel FUZELLIER
    Babak PAYAMI
  • ProducerFranco Serra
    Fulvia Serra
    Malika Brahmi
    Franco Serra
  • CastAnnalisa LONGO
    Emanuela PACOTTO
    Paolo POLI
    Riccardo PERONI
    Pietro Ubaldi
  • ScreenplayPaolo Bonaldi
    Lara Fremder
    Michel Michel
    Babak Payami
  • Production CompanyGERTIE
    2D3D Animations
    franco.serra@gertieproduction.com
    malik@2d3danimations.com
  • World SalesND
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