Khaled (film)

Khaled
Directed byAsghar Massombagi
Written byAsghar Massombagi
Produced byPaul Scherzer
StarringMichael D'Ascenzo
Michelle Duquet
John Ralston
Joanne Boland
CinematographyLuc Montpellier
Edited byChristopher Donaldson
Music byMel Mrabet
Distributed byMongrel Media
Release date
  • September 10, 2001 (2001-09-10) (TIFF)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguagesEnglish
French

Khaled is a Canadian drama film, directed by Asghar Massombagi and released in 2001.[1] It is the story of a ten-year-old boy who tries to conceal the death of his mother.

The film premiered at the 2001 Toronto International Film Festival.[2]

In 2023, Telefilm Canada announced that the film was one of 23 titles that will be digitally restored under its new Canadian Cinema Reignited program to preserve classic Canadian films.[3]

  1. ^ Ray Conlogue, "An unsentimental jungle through a child's eyes". The Globe and Mail, April 19, 2002.
  2. ^ Peter Howell, "Out on a limb ; Canadian directors follow risky path looking for our personal identities in the stories they tell". Toronto Star, September 7, 2001.
  3. ^ Pat Mullen, "Oscar Winning Doc Leads List of Restored Canadian Classics". Point of View, May 9, 2023.