Khaled is a 2001

2001 in film

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 film directed by Asghar Massombagi

Asghar Massombagi

Asghar Massombagi is a film director who was born and raised in Tehran. He immigrated to Vancouver, British Columbia in 1986. He graduated from Simon Fraser University with two majors in film and computer sciences. He has produced three short films, Feel Like Chicken Tonight, The Miracle and Rose....

. 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

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

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 and the First Time Filmmaker Award at the ReelWorld Film Festival

ReelWorld Film Festival

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Plot

Khaled (Michael D'Ascenzo

Michael D'Ascenzo (actor)

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) lives in a Toronto

Toronto

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 housing project with his mother who is French Canadian

French Canadian

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 and chronically ill. His father is Moroccoan

Morocco

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 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 neighbours begin to notice the smell of decay from his apartment.

External links

• Khaled at the Internet Movie Database
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