The Charmer

2017 Denmark, Sweden 100 minutes 18+

Esmail is a dapper Iranian refugee in Denmark who, clad in a stylish suit, trawls singles bars for women. He appears to be a catch, but Esmail is not the successful professional he comes across as. A refugee whose residence permit has been denied, Esmail is searching for a lot more than a night of fun. When he meets Sara, a young Danish-Iranian woman, it appears that Esmail’s problems are solved, but at the same time a mysterious man is pursuing him.

Festivals

Chicago International Film Festival 2017 – Winner Silver Hugo New Directors Competition
FEST International Film Festival 2018 – Winner Belgrade Victor Best Film
Lübeck Nordic Film Days 2017 – Winner NDR Film Prize Best Feature Film
Palm Springs International Film Festival 2018 – Winner New Voices/New Visions Grand Jury Prize –
San Sebastián International Film Festival 2017 – Winner Kutxa Award Fedeora Award
Seattle International Film Festival 2018
São Paulo International Film Festival 2017
Taipei Film Festival 2018 – Winner International New Talent Competition – Special Jury Prize Milad Alami
Tbilisi International Film Festival 2017 – Winner Human Rights Award Best Film
Warsaw International Film Festival 2017 – Winner Competition 1-2 Award Best Film
Zagreb Film Festival 2017

Milad Alami

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Milad Alami was born in Iran 1982, grew up in Sweden and now lives in Denmark. He graduated from The National Film School of Denmark in 2011. His films have been selected for numerous film festivals, amongst other Director’s Fortnight in Cannes, New York Film Festival, Clermont Ferrand and Karlovy Vary. His latest short [...]

Director	Milad Alami
Language	Danish and Farsi with English subtitles
Classification	15+
Screenwriter	Milad Alami, Ingeborg Topsøe
Producer	Stinna Lassen
Cinematographer	Sophia Olsson
Editor	Olivia Neergaard-Holm
Cast	Ardalan Esmaili, Soho Rezanejad, Lars Brygmann