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Sawah

2019

A young Egyptian DJ chasing a big gig in Europe gets stranded and undocumented, bouncing between Luxembourg and Belgium as he scrambles to reach his dream. A breezy immigrant comedy.

Why it’s here

Adolf El Assal’s Luxembourg-led comedy makes the country’s institutions and multilingual immigrant experience central to its stranded-DJ story.

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Part of 10 Essential Luxembourgish Films

This film is stop 6 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Luxembourg. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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