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Title: TROUBLE SLEEPING

Reference number: 9103

Date: 2008

Director: [d. Robert Rae]

Sponsor: [ supported by the National Lottery through Scottish Screen, BBC Scotland, Scottish Arts Council]

Sound: sound

Colour: col

Fiction: fiction

Running time: 102.50 mins

Description: Edinburgh – a group of Refugees do what they must to survive. Ahmed’s arrival irrevocably changes their lives. His belief in truth is forged under torture - but the courts don’t believe him. His quest for proof takes him to Halla. She knows the truth – but is the price worth paying?

Premiered at Edinburgh International Film Festival, June 2008.

Awards for Trouble Sleeping:
Winner of Best New Work-Fiction at BAFTA New Talent Awards 2008.
Winner of Best Feature Narrative at the Peace on Earth Film Festival 2008.
Winner Best Film Rockport International Film Festival 2008.
Winner Best Film and Best Actress (Alia Alzougbi) SOAPIFF 2008.
Amnesty International Film Festival – India – Opening Event.
Edinburgh International Film Festival Official Selection.
Cairo International Film Festival Official Selection.

Shotlist: A powerful drama based on real experiences – a group of Refugees in Edinburgh do what they must to survive. Despite the watchful eye of the security services they have found a way to get on - but Ahmed’s arrival changes everything for ever.

Ahmed believes in truth - a belief forged under torture – he now seeks asylum but the courts don’t believe him. His quest for proof brings him to Halla. She shares his past and a secret that will destroy the people they both love. When the truth has sustained you, can you ever afford to let it go?