Husam Chadat

Rock the Kasbah (2015)

A washed-up music producer finds one last shot at redemption with a golden-voiced young girl in Afghanistan. However, when jealousy gets the better of a disgruntled ex-boyfriend, he decides to oppose the young star with talent of his own.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barry Levinson
CAST:  Danny McBride  •  Kate Hudson  •  Zooey Deschanel  •  Bill Murray

A washed-up music producer finds one last shot at redemption with a golden-voiced young girl in Afghanistan. However, when jealousy gets the better of a disgruntled ex-boyfriend, he decides to oppose the young star with talent of his own.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barry Levinson
CAST:  Danny McBride  •  Kate Hudson  •  Zooey Deschanel  •  Bill Murray

Layla M. (2016)

18-year-old Layla, a Dutch girl with Moroccan roots, joins a group of radical Muslims. She encounters a world that nurtures her ideas initally, but finally confronts her with an impossible choice.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mijke de Jong
CAST:  Nora el Koussour  •  Ilias Addab  •  Hassan Akkouch  •  Yasemin Çetinkaya

18-year-old Layla, a Dutch girl with Moroccan roots, joins a group of radical Muslims. She encounters a world that nurtures her ideas initally, but finally confronts her with an impossible choice.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mijke de Jong
CAST:  Nora el Koussour  •  Ilias Addab  •  Hassan Akkouch  •  Yasemin Çetinkaya

Kundschafter des Friedens (2017)

Four very retired, ex-GDR spies, or "Kundschafter des Friedens" as they were officially named, led by the once legendary Jochen Falk, are called on by the German government. Their mission is to rescue the interim president of the divided Republic of Katschekistan, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Thalheim
CAST:  Antje Traue  •  Jürgen Prochnow  •  Thomas Thieme  •  Michael Gwisdek

Four very retired, ex-GDR spies, or "Kundschafter des Friedens" as they were officially named, led by the once legendary Jochen Falk, are called on by the German government. Their mission is to rescue the interim president of the divided Republic of Katschekistan, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Thalheim
CAST:  Antje Traue  •  Jürgen Prochnow  •  Thomas Thieme  •  Michael Gwisdek

Paul, Apostle of Christ (2018)

Risking his life, Luke ventures to Rome to visit Paul -- the apostle who's bound in chains and held captive in Nero's darkest and bleakest prison cell. Haunted by the shadows of his past misdeeds, Paul wonders if he's been forgotten as he awaits his grisly ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew Hyatt
CAST:  Jim Caviezel  •  James Faulkner  •  Olivier Martinez  •  Joanne Whalley

Risking his life, Luke ventures to Rome to visit Paul -- the apostle who's bound in chains and held captive in Nero's darkest and bleakest prison cell. Haunted by the shadows of his past misdeeds, Paul wonders if he's been forgotten as he awaits his grisly ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew Hyatt
CAST:  Jim Caviezel  •  James Faulkner  •  Olivier Martinez  •  Joanne Whalley

In Syria (2017)

A mother attempts to keep her family safe as war rages and a sniper lies in wait outside her home.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Philippe Van Leeuw
CAST:  Hiam Abbass  •  Diamand Abou Abboud  •  Juliette Navis  •  Mohsen Abbas

A mother attempts to keep her family safe as war rages and a sniper lies in wait outside her home.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Philippe Van Leeuw
CAST:  Hiam Abbass  •  Diamand Abou Abboud  •  Juliette Navis  •  Mohsen Abbas

The Accidental Rebel (2019)

Karim, a student from Syria, lives peacefully in Hamburg with Lilly, his pregnant girlfriend. One day, he hears that his brother is imprisoned in the infamous jail in Aleppo. He leaves for Syria to find his brother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Randa Chahoud
CAST:  Mehdi Meskar  •  Emily Cox  •  Jonas Nay  •  Husam Chadat

Karim, a student from Syria, lives peacefully in Hamburg with Lilly, his pregnant girlfriend. One day, he hears that his brother is imprisoned in the infamous jail in Aleppo. He leaves for Syria to find his brother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Randa Chahoud
CAST:  Mehdi Meskar  •  Emily Cox  •  Jonas Nay  •  Husam Chadat

Mafia, Pizza, Razzia (1997)

Ein Pizzabäcker gibt seinem lustlosen Fahrer den Auftrag Pizzen auszuliefern. Die Bestellung haben zwei Polizisten aufgegeben, die ein Objekt überwachen. Sie planen den großen Coup, indem sie selbst das Geld der observierten Gangster nehmen und sich absetzen. Die ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Thorwarth
CAST:  Willi Thomczyk  •  Björn Hebeler  •  Ralf Richter  •  Eckhard Preuß

Ein Pizzabäcker gibt seinem lustlosen Fahrer den Auftrag Pizzen auszuliefern. Die Bestellung haben zwei Polizisten aufgegeben, die ein Objekt überwachen. Sie planen den großen Coup, indem sie selbst das Geld der observierten Gangster nehmen und sich absetzen. Die ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Thorwarth
CAST:  Willi Thomczyk  •  Björn Hebeler  •  Ralf Richter  •  Eckhard Preuß

The Man Who Sold His Skin (2021)

To be able to travel to Europe and find the love of his life, Sam Ali, a Syrian refugee, accepts to have his back tattooed by one of the most sulfurous contemporary artist; becoming that way a precious work of art.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kaouther Ben Hania
CAST:  Monica Bellucci  •  Koen De Bouw  •  Rupert Wynne-James  •  Husam Chadat

To be able to travel to Europe and find the love of his life, Sam Ali, a Syrian refugee, accepts to have his back tattooed by one of the most sulfurous contemporary artist; becoming that way a precious work of art.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kaouther Ben Hania
CAST:  Monica Bellucci  •  Koen De Bouw  •  Rupert Wynne-James  •  Husam Chadat

Die Füchsin - Im goldenen Käfig (2019)

Youssef's cousin Jamila is said to be forced into marriage, but at the henna evening the German groom is disfigured with baseball bats. Soon afterwards, Youssef and his fellow detective Anne Fuchs find Jamila's secret lover - dead.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sabine Derflinger
CAST:  Lina Wendel  •  Jasmin Schwiers  •  Florian Bartholomäi  •  Karim Cherif

Youssef's cousin Jamila is said to be forced into marriage, but at the henna evening the German groom is disfigured with baseball bats. Soon afterwards, Youssef and his fellow detective Anne Fuchs find Jamila's secret lover - dead.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sabine Derflinger
CAST:  Lina Wendel  •  Jasmin Schwiers  •  Florian Bartholomäi  •  Karim Cherif

Flashdrive (2020)

Derviş Zaim turns his camera into a tragedy in Syria this time and reminds once again the value of telling stories. Flash memory is from a true story; It is inspired by a Syrian military officer secretly taking out 11,000 photographs documenting the regime's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Derviş Zaim
CAST:  Saleh Bakri  •  Sara El Debuch  •  Ali Suleiman  •  Husam Chadat

Derviş Zaim turns his camera into a tragedy in Syria this time and reminds once again the value of telling stories. Flash memory is from a true story; It is inspired by a Syrian military officer secretly taking out 11,000 photographs documenting the regime's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Derviş Zaim
CAST:  Saleh Bakri  •  Sara El Debuch  •  Ali Suleiman  •  Husam Chadat

Alles auf Rot (2021)

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DIRECTION:  Lars Becker
CAST:  Fritz Karl  •  Josefine Israel  •  Slavko Popadic  •  Nicholas Ofczarek

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DIRECTION:  Lars Becker
CAST:  Fritz Karl  •  Josefine Israel  •  Slavko Popadic  •  Nicholas Ofczarek

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DIRECTION:  Andreas Herzog
CAST:  Marie Leuenberger  •  Michael Ostrowski  •  Nadja Sabersky  •  Husam Chadat

Just Get Married! (2003)

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DIRECTION:  Husam Chadat
CAST:  Husam Chadat  •  Leonor Bruna  •  Anke Engelke  •  Petra Perle

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DIRECTION:  Husam Chadat
CAST:  Husam Chadat  •  Leonor Bruna  •  Anke Engelke  •  Petra Perle

Roll

The story is set in the midst of war-torn Gaza, where two 12-year-old boys, one Palestinian and the other Israeli, along with an ex-surfing champion, form an unlikely friendship over their mutual love for the water. The lessons they learn from one another go beyond ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Loris Lai
CAST:  Tom Rhys Harries  •  Lyna Khoudri  •  Marwan Hamdan  •  Mikhael Fridel

The story is set in the midst of war-torn Gaza, where two 12-year-old boys, one Palestinian and the other Israeli, along with an ex-surfing champion, form an unlikely friendship over their mutual love for the water. The lessons they learn from one another go beyond ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Loris Lai
CAST:  Tom Rhys Harries  •  Lyna Khoudri  •  Marwan Hamdan  •  Mikhael Fridel

Im Rosengarten (2024)

Yak, a troubled pop musician, receives shocking news. His father, who’d rushed back to his home country of Syria decades ago, and whom Yak had nearly forgotten about, is in a coma in a Cologne hospital. There’s another surprise: Yak has a 15-year-old half-sister ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leis Bagdach
CAST:  Kostja Ullmann  •  Safinaz Sattar  •  Artus-Maria Matthiessen  •  Sebastian Schulze

Yak, a troubled pop musician, receives shocking news. His father, who’d rushed back to his home country of Syria decades ago, and whom Yak had nearly forgotten about, is in a coma in a Cologne hospital. There’s another surprise: Yak has a 15-year-old half-sister ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leis Bagdach
CAST:  Kostja Ullmann  •  Safinaz Sattar  •  Artus-Maria Matthiessen  •  Sebastian Schulze