Ceasefire


1h 42m 2009

Brief Synopsis

Follows three idealists--a Dutch aid worker, a French doctor and a young German journalist--who set out to save lives but soon find themselves fighting to stay alive in war-torn Falluja.

Film Details

Also Known As
Waffenstillstand
Genre
Drama
Foreign
War
Release Date
2009
Production Company
Arte; Beta Film; Deutscher Filmförderfonds; Filmfernsehfonds Bayern; German Federal Film Board; Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (Zdf)
Distribution Company
3l Filmverleih
Location
Morocco

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 42m

Synopsis

Follows three idealists--a Dutch aid worker, a French doctor and a young German journalist--who set out to save lives but soon find themselves fighting to stay alive in war-torn Falluja.

Film Details

Also Known As
Waffenstillstand
Genre
Drama
Foreign
War
Release Date
2009
Production Company
Arte; Beta Film; Deutscher Filmförderfonds; Filmfernsehfonds Bayern; German Federal Film Board; Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (Zdf)
Distribution Company
3l Filmverleih
Location
Morocco

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 42m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of the Ecumenical Prize at the 2009 Montreal World Film Festival.

Released in United States 2009

Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (World Competition) August 27-September 7, 2009.

Inspired by events surrounding the 2004 siege of Falluja by American forces, which claimed enormous losses on both sides and brought great suffering to the civilian population.

Feature directorial debut for Lancelot von Naso.

Released in United States 2009 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (World Competition) August 27-September 7, 2009.)