Sayōnara
Eyad fled to Denmark from Syria.He now spends a lot of time alone in his room, feeling lost.His mother takes care of him but is concerned about what will happen when she is gone.Danish director William Andreas Wivel brings in his personal experience of losing his mother and creates a touching farewell, which examines the emotional complexity of saying goodbye to a loved one while losing yourself in the process.
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Eyad fled to Denmark from Syria. He now spends a lot of time alone in his room, feeling lost. His mother takes care of him but is concerned about what will happen when she is gone. Danish director William Andreas Wivel brings in his personal experience of losing his mother and creates a touching farewell, which examines the emotional complexity of saying goodbye to a loved one while losing yourself in the process.
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- Release date
- Jan 1, 2019
- Runtime
- 0h 32m
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- Language
- Arabic, Danish
- Country
- Denmark
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