Just Like My Son

Panorama

  • Archive - Festival 34
  • Director: Costanza Quatriglio
  • Italy, Croatia, Belgium 2018
  • 103 minutes
  • Italian, Hazaragi, Urdu
  • Subtitles in Hebrew, English

Ismail escaped from Afghanistan when he was still a child and now lives in Europe with his brother Hassan. Their mother, who has never stopped hoping to hear from her two sons, no longer recognizes him today. After several disturbing phone calls, Ismail will have to face the destiny of his family, counting the cost of the senselessness of war and the history of his people, the Hazaras.

Costanza Quatriglio’s new drama, Inspired by true events, was the first Italian production to be shot in Iran in more than 50 years.


  • Director Costanza Quatriglio
  • Production Andrea Paris, Matteo Rovere
  • Script Costanza Quatriglio, Doriana Leondeff, Mohammed Jan Azad
  • Cinematography Stefano Falivene, Sabrina Varani
  • Editing Letizia Caudullo, Marie-Hélène Dozo
  • Music Luca D'Alberto
  • Festivals Locarno
  • Actors Basir Ahang, Tihana Lazovic, Dawood Yousefi
  • Source True Colours, Rome