Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail (2019)
Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail (2019), directed by William Karel, starring Beulah Borr and Salman Rushdie.
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Synopsis
An intimate portrait, in his own words, of the Indian writer Salman Rushdie, author of The Satanic Verses (1988), thirty years after the fatwa uttered by the Iranian Ayatollah Khomeini: his youth in multicultural Bombay, his life in England, his many years of forced hiding, his thoughts on President Trump's United States of America.
- François ReumontCinematography
- William KarelDirector, Writer
- Pauline PallierEditing
- Adam LeibovitzProducer
Trivia
- It premiered on January 8, 2019, a Tuesday.
- It runs 0h55 — short for a feature film.
- Its original title is "Salman Rushdie : la mort aux trousses".
- This film's quiz has 10 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.
Production
- StudiosARTE, RTBF, Flach Film
- CountriesBelgium, France
- LanguagesArabic, English, French, Persian
- StatusReleased
Cast
- Beulah Borr Self - Narrator (voice)
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Salman Rushdie
Self - Writer -
Ruhollah Khomeini
Self - Politician (archive footage) - Abdullah al Ahdal Self - Imam (archive footage)
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Isabelle Adjani
Self - Actress (archive footage) -
Ali Khamenei
Self - Politician (archive footage) - Hitoshi Igarashi Self - Translator (archive footage)
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Bono
Self - Musician (archive footage) - Kamal Kharazi Self - Politician (archive footage)
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Donald Trump
Self - Politician (archive footage) -
Barack Obama
Self - Politician (archive footage) -
Larry David
Larry David (archive footage) -
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Lin-Manuel Miranda (archive footage) -
F. Murray Abraham
Ayatollah (archive footage)
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Crew
- François Reumont Cinematography
- William Karel Director
- Pauline Pallier Editing
- Adam Leibovitz Producer
- Jean-François Lepetit Producer
- Olivier Militon Original music
- William Karel Writer
Questions about this film
What is Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail about?
Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail: An intimate portrait, in his own words, of the Indian writer Salman Rushdie, author of The Satanic Verses (1988), thirty years after the fatwa uttered by the Iranian Ayatollah Khomeini: his youth in multicultural Bombay, his life in England, his many years of forced hiding, his thoughts on President Trump's United Sta…
Who directed Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail?
Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail was directed by William Karel in 2019.
Who stars in Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail?
The cast of Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail includes Beulah Borr, Salman Rushdie, Ruhollah Khomeini, Abdullah al Ahdal and Isabelle Adjani.
How long is Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail?
Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail runs for 55 minutes, or 0h55.
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