Missed Connection

Missed Connection

★ 0.0IMDb Score
Released:2026-04-30
Duration:7 min
Director:Jawad Lasfar
Actors:Naima Moutawakkil, Jawad Lasfar, Jad Lasfar, Luise Arends, Corinna Erbel
Production:

Overview:

A young man returns to Morocco after a decade of living in Germany. In the form of a letter to his mother, he reflects on his journey. Filmed with the same analog camera his parents used to document his childhood, the film explores memory, belonging and the experience of living between two worlds. Observational documentary images merge with an intimate and restrained narrative voice.

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