Xoftex
Description
In this genre-blending, surreal portrait of life inside a notorious Greek refugee camp, Syrian and Palestinian asylum seekers await news of their fate. Trapped in bureaucratic limbo, young Nasser and his friends pass the time by making satirical sketches and planning a zombie horror film—only to realize that the reality of the camp mirrors a nightmare of its own. As tensions rise, the fragile wall between reality and fiction crumbles, exposing raw fear and frustration but also humor. Blending elements of social horror, comedy, and surrealism, Xoftex offers a deeply immersive look at the struggles of displaced people, drawing from real-life experiences. Featuring a cast of asylum seekers and inspired by theater workshops in refugee camps, the film balances moments of levity with the weight of unimaginable uncertainty as it captures the unsettling, dreamlike existence of those forced to flee their homes, only to land in purgatory. —Amir George
Bucharest, Romania, native Noaz Deshe is a cinematographer and composer as well as a director. He made his feature debut with White Shadow (Festival 2014), which won the Luigi De Laurentiis Best Debut Film award and the SFFILM Festival’s New Directors Prize Special Jury Recognition. He was nominated at Kamera Oko for his cinematography on Babak Jabali’s Radio Dreams (Festival 2016). Xoftex is his second feature.
Film Details
LanguageArabic, English
Year2024
Runtime99
CountryGermany, France
DirectorNoaz Deshe
ProducerNoaz Deshe, Andro Steinborn, Jordan Tappis, Beau Willimon, Christophe Audeguis
Executive ProducerDidar Domehri, Maria Drandaki, Eve Gabereau, Majd Hafiry, Osama Hafiry, Babak Jalali, Grischa Sautter, Patrick Schorn, Gabriel Stavenhagen
WriterNoaz Deshe, Babak Jalali, James Masson
EditorNoaz Deshe, Felipe Guerrero
CinematographerNoaz Deshe
MusicThomas Moked Blum
CastAbdulrahman Diab, Osama Hafiry, Jalal Albaroudi
Closed CaptionsClosed Captions are not currently confirmed for this film
Audio DescriptionAudio Descriptions are not currently confirmed for this film
American Sign Language (ASL) InterpretationAmerican Sign Language Interpretation is not currently scheduled for this film
