Original title
a happy day
Director
Hisham Zaman
Writer
Hisham Zaman
Producer
PRODUCER Hisham Zaman, Co-Producers: Marie Gade, Turid Øversveen, Mathis Ståle Mathisen
Production company
Snowfall Cinema in co-production with Zentropa, Rein Film Finmark, Take 1
Int. Sales
TBD
Three teenage boys are stuck at a remote asylum center in cold northern Norway: quiet and poetic Hamid, sensible Aras and easy-going Ismail. They know that when they turn 18, they will each be thrown a birthday party and sent out of the country with a 23-kilo suitcase. In order to stay together, they hatch an escape plan. Hamid says he can guide them to a place beyond the mountain where their dreams can be fulfilled. But when a troubled girl named Aida shows up at the center, Hamid becomes fascinated with her. This jeopardizes the trio’s escape plan and poses a challenge to their friendship.
Director
Hisham Zaman is a film director, screenwriter, producer, and the founder of Snowfall Cinema AS. A graduate of the Norwegian Film School, he is best known for his breakthrough short film Bawke (2005) and his award-winning feature films Before Snowfall (2013) and Letter to the King (2014).