Getting Older is Wonderful

2023 57 min

Overview

In 1988, writer Kader Abdolah fled Iran and arrived in the Netherlands at 33, without knowing a word of Dutch. Twenty-five years later, his novel The House of the Mosque was voted the second-best book ever written in Dutch. The son of a mute carpet repairman, Kader had been his father’s ears and voice since childhood. This documentary explores his journey, his perpetual search for words, and the delicate balance between embracing his new life and preserving his culture.

Genres

Documentary

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Spoken Languages

Dutch nl
English en
Persian fa

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Cast

Kader Abdolah

Shole

Given

Dostan

Layan

Crew

Fabrizio Polpettini

Director

Robin Fresson

Cinematography

Matteo Stocco

Cinematography

Fabrizio Polpettini

Writer

Ilia Osokin

Music

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