WITH SUPPORT FROM:The Swedish Film Institute, FilmCentrum Syd, BoostHBG and the Southern Sweden Film Commission
Al-Hallak (The Barber) Short Fiction Film
Fadi, a Syrian barber who runs a make-shift salon in a refugee
camp in Southern Sweden, provides a neutral ear for the various ethnic and
political groups residing in the hotel camp, awaiting decisions about their futures.
Fadi’s customers reveal the struggles of every day immigrant life and the dynamics
between various groups within the camp. When Fadi develops a relationship with a
new client, he is forced to question his own values, which are already so often
challenged by life in Sweden. Within seconds, Fadi must make a potentially life-
altering decision that may alleviate the pain from his past but that may change is
future forever.