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Name Me Lawand

Edward Lovelace

/ United Kingdom

/ 2023

/ 86 mins

/ English

New Zealand Premiere

Home is where they understand you.

Five-year-old Lawand is on a quest to find a world where there are people like him — people who will understand him. Since birth, Lawand has been profoundly deaf and unable to communicate with those around him. He undertakes a treacherous journey with his family from Iraq to Derby, home of the Royal School for the Deaf. But this new life soon comes under threat when the family faces deportation. Along with members of the Derby community, they begin a new quest — the fight to stay in the place they now call home.

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Film Info

Director: Edward Lovelace

Producer: Fleur Nieddu, Sam Arnold, Beyan Taher, Neil Andrews, Marisa Clifford

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Year: 2023

Duration: 86 mins

Category: Being Oneself

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