Storyline: Farouk is a refugee struggling to settle into his new home when his young son Hadi becomes convinced he is the target of UFOs. As the line between nightmare and reality blurs, father and son are forced to confront the depths of their loss. *IMPORTANT NOTE: *HADI HAS SOME LINES IN ARABIC. Hadi is a Kuwaiti character. He speaks Arabic fluently. Though there is minimal Arabic dialogue in the script, we must believe the language is a part of his everyday life. We are looking ideally for an actor who speaks Arabic with a Kuwaiti accent. Similar accents with strong overlap are Eastern Saudi, Bahraini, Qatari & Emirati, and Southern Iraqi or Basrawi. We are NOT limiting the search to just these accents (actors with other Arabic accents will still absolutely be considered and flag the region of their Arabic in the submission. *If an actor comes from an Arabic-speaking household but doesn't speak themselves, we'd still like to consider them if they're willing to learn the lines.
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Imaginative, sweet, courageous. Hadi is a young boy, uprooted from his home and suffering from blurry memories of the war he left behind. He struggles to fit into his new Canadian world, separated from his mother. When he's awoken by otherworldly noises, he becomes convinced he's been targeted by UFOs and his relationship with his father becomes strained. *Has some scenes with a dog, so must be comfortable around dogs. Please include level of/experience with Arabic in submission notes.
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