Khaled (film)

Khaled
Directed by Asghar Massombagi
Produced by Paul Scherzer
Written by Asghar Massombagi
Starring Michael D'Ascenzo
Michelle Duquet
John Ralston
Joanne Boland
Music by Mel Mrabet
Cinematography Luc Montpellier
Edited by Christopher Donaldson
Distributed by Mongrel Media
Release date
  • September 10, 2001 (2001-09-10) (Toronto International Film Festival)
Running time
85 minutes
Country Canada
Language English
French

Khaled is a 2001 film directed by Asghar Massombagi. Khaled is the story of a ten-year-old boy who tries to conceal the death of his mother. Khaled won the Best Director Award at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival and the First Time Filmmaker Award at the ReelWorld Film Festival.

Plot

Khaled (Michael D'Ascenzo) lives in a Toronto housing project with his mother who is French Canadian and chronically ill. His father is Moroccan and abandoned the family when Khaled was young. One day his mother dies but Khaled attempts to carry on life as normal. His life deteriorates as his landlord harasses him for overdue rent and neighbors begin to notice the smell of decay from his apartment.

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