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MILES FROM NOWHERE

Genre
Dark Comedy
Running time
46 minutes
Year
2023
Language
English and Arabic
Subtitle
English and Arabic
Country
New Zealand
Director
Ghazaleh Golbakhsh
Bio
Producer
Ahmed Osman, Sam Wilton, Gary Scott
Cast
Arlo Green, Roxie Mohebbi, Sami Afuni
Scriptwriter
Aamer Rahman, Mohamed El Sayyed Hassan
Said is a young Muslim songwriter living in Auckland, New Zealand who forms a dangerous friendship with the Security Intelligence Service agent spying on him, risking his whole community to fulfil his dreams. Drawing on the author Mohamed Hassan’s real-world knowledge as Aotearoa’s foremost reporter on surveillance, counter-terrorism and Islamophobia, this six-part series combines drama and comedy in its exploration of a Muslim diaspora hitherto barely glimpsed on the screen. Led by Arlo Green as Said, an authentic cast of Australian and Kiwi actors convey a dark but hopeful story – laced with humour and music - about the tribulations of youth, overcoming mental illness and ultimately finding a unique place in the world.

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