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2005 film

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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

Zozo is a Swedish-Lebanese drama film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 2 September 2005. 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.

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.

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.

The film was Sweden's representative for Best Foreign film at the 78th Academy Awards. It won The Nordic Council Film Prize in 2006.

References

"Zozo" (in Swedish). Swedish Film Database. 2 September 2005. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
Sullivan, Moira (2005-09-29). "Zozo to be Sweden's Oscar contribution". The Local SE. Retrieved 2023-03-06.

External links

Zozo at IMDb
Zozo at the Swedish Film Institute Database
Trailer of the movie

v t e Josef Fares
Movies	Jalla! Jalla! (2000) Kopps (2003) Zozo (2005) Balls (2010)
Video games	Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons (2013) A Way Out (2018) It Takes Two (2021) Split Fiction (2025)
Related	Hazelight Studios Fares Fares

v t e The Nordic Council Film Prize
The Man Without a Past (2002) Manslaughter (2005) Zozo (2006) The Art of Crying (2007) You, the Living (2008) Antichrist (2009) Submarino (2010) Beyond (2011) Play (2012) The Hunt (2013) Of Horses and Men (2014) Virgin Mountain (2015) Louder Than Bombs (2016) Little Wing (2017) Woman at War (2018) Queen of Hearts (2019) Beware of Children (2020) Flee (2021) Lamb (2022) Empire (2023)

The Nordic Council Film Prize

The Man Without a Past (2002)
Manslaughter (2005)
Zozo (2006)
The Art of Crying (2007)
You, the Living (2008)
Antichrist (2009)
Submarino (2010)
Beyond (2011)
Play (2012)
The Hunt (2013)
Of Horses and Men (2014)
Virgin Mountain (2015)
Louder Than Bombs (2016)
Little Wing (2017)
Woman at War (2018)
Queen of Hearts (2019)
Beware of Children (2020)
Flee (2021)
Lamb (2022)
Empire (2023)

v t e Swedish submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
1956–1975	The Staffan Stolle Story (1956) The Seventh Seal (1957) The Magician (1958) No Award (1959) The Virgin Spring (1960) Through a Glass Darkly (1961) The Mistress (1962) The Silence (1963) Raven's End (1964) Dear John (1965) Persona (1966) Here Is Your Life (1967) Shame (1968) Ådalen 31 (1969) A Swedish Love Story (1970) The Emigrants (1971) The New Land (1972) No Award (1973) No Award (1974) No Award (1975)
1976–2000	City of My Dreams (1976) The Man on the Roof (1977) No Award (1978) A Respectable Life (1979) Herr Puntila and His Servant Matti (1980) Children's Island (1981) Flight of the Eagle (1982) Fanny and Alexander (1983) Åke and His World (1984) Ronia, the Robber's Daughter (1985) The Sacrifice (1986) Hip hip hurra! (1987) No Award (1988) The Women on the Roof (1989) Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg (1990) The Ox (1991) House of Angels (1992) The Slingshot (1993) The Last Dance (1994) All Things Fair (1995) Jerusalem (1996) Tic Tac (1997) Show Me Love (1998) Under the Sun (1999) Songs from the Second Floor (2000)
2001–present	Jalla! Jalla! (2001) Lilya 4-ever (2002) Evil (2003) As It Is in Heaven (2004) Zozo (2005) Falkenberg Farewell (2006) You, the Living (2007) Everlasting Moments (2008) Involuntary (2009) Simple Simon (2010) Beyond (2011) The Hypnotist (2012) Eat Sleep Die (2013) Force Majeure (2014) A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (2015) A Man Called Ove (2016) The Square (2017) Border (2018) And Then We Danced (2019) Charter (2020) Tigers (2021) Boy from Heaven (2022) Opponent (2023) The Last Journey (2024)

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