Author: Andrea Horakh

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Scene from “Waltz with Bashir” (photo: © Razor Film)

''Razor Film'' Production on the Middle East

Experts on Sensitive Issues and Taboos

For ten years now, Razor Film in Berlin has been producing films that have provoked audiences and intentionally broken political taboos. With the films "Paradise Now" and "Waltz with Bashir", the small production company achieved a cinematic breakthrough. It will soon release its first film from Saudi Arabia. By Andrea HorakhMore

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