Production : Dublin Films Coproduction : Need Productions (Belgium) & Maelstrom Studios (France)
Director : RekaValerik Co-writer : Anaïs Llobet
Synopsis : Khavaj, a young talented MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) fighter, escaped from Chechenya as his brother threatened to kill him when discovering he was gay. The film tells the story of the first few months of Khavaj’s exile in Brussels. Away from his country and his mother, he finds comfort in the Planetarium, while he is forced to build a new identity.
Tournage: October – November 2019 (Belgium)
With the support of : Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine, CNC (Contribution financière), Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles and TV7 Bordeaux.
Technical team : DOP: Arnaud Alberola
Sound: Hélène Clerc Denizot
Editing: Jeanne Oberson
Director assistant: Sonam Larcin
Producer: David Hurst
Coproducers: Anne-Laure Guégan et Géraldine Sprimont
