Trouble Sleeping
Synopsis
Trouble Sleeping tells the story of a Palestinian refugee, Ahmed, and his struggle to survive and remain a good man. He is about to be deported from the UK and be forced into a return to the Middle East which is fraught with danger. Halla knows a secret which can save him but he cost of revealing that secret will be terrible for her.
Trouble Sleeping is based on the true stories of refugees in Scotland.
Details
- Year
- 2008
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 107 mins
- Format
- HiDef
- Director
- Robert Rae 1st Feature
- Producer
- Ewan Angus, Leslie Finlay
- Co-Producer
- Ewan Angus, Leslie Finlay
- Editor
- Kristina Hetherington
- Screenwriter
- Robert Rae, Ghazi Hussein, Saleyha Ashan, Lucy Kaya, James McSharry, Roxanna Pope
- Director of Photography
- Ian Dodds
- Production Designer
- Laurel Wear
- Sound
- Chris Campion
- Music
- Jim Sutherland
- Principal Cast
- Alia Alzougbi, Hassan Naama, Seham Ali, Okan Yahai, Wassim Abuglain, Fouad Cherif, Nihat Kaya, Robert Softely, Nabil Shaban, Gary Lewis, Alison Peebles
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 4th August 2008