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TOTEM
Ama, the daughter of two Senegalese asylum seekers who have to return to their country, feels completely Dutch. When her mother and brother are arrested, Ama has to go and look for her father in Rotterdam. During this exciting journey her totem animal reveals itself: an enormous porcupine.
Cast: Amani-Jean Philippe, Ole van Hoogdalem, Lies Visschedijk, Emmanuel Ohene Boafo, Céline Camara, Kenneth Herdigein, Iliass Ojja, Bas Keijzer
Crew: DoP: Sal Kroonenberg, Production designer: Diana van de Vossenberg, Sound recordist: Christoph Köpf, Costume designer: Manon Blom, Make-up & hair: Katja Reinert, Editor: Manuel Rombley, Composer: Amaury Laurent Bernier, Sound designer: Jan Schermer, Casting: Groen Casting, Susanne Groen, Annemarije Heijerman, Kindercasting: Jut & Jul Casting, Madelief Blanken
Distributor Benelux: Periscoop FilmSales agent: Dutch Features
With the support of The Netherlands Film Fund – The Netherlands Film Production Incentive – Film Fund Luxembourg – Eurimages – CoBO – MOIN Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein – MDM Children’s film co-development Fund – Creative Europe Programme – MEDIA of the European Union
Director: Sander Burger
Writer: Bastiaan Tichler, Sander Burger
(Co-)producers: Volya Films (NL), Tarantula (LU), Leitwolf (GE), Periscoop Film (NL), Dutch Features (NL)
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Partners: The Netherlands Film Fund, The Netherlands Film Production Incentive, Film Fund Luxembourg, Eurimages, CoBO, MOIN Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, MDM Children's film co-development Fund, Creative Europe Programme - MEDIA of the European Union
Length: 90 minutes
Genre: Family Film
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