Deserted (2021)

Written and Directed by Kadri Kõusaar
Cinematography by Sten-Johan Lill, ESC
Editing by Menni Renvall
Sound Design by Joonas Jyrälä
Costume Design by Anu Gould
Make-Up by Farah Jadaane, Bill Hazzam
Music by BJ Nilsen
Produced by Aet Laigu

Cast in the order of appearance
Ingrid - Frida Westerdahl
Mysterious Bedouin - Taha Radaideh
Zaid - Suleiman Mashaleh
Circumciser - Refat Al Najar
The Mother - Basma Bashayreh
The Girl - Basma Mustafa
Rafik - Tariq Helalat
Ali - Ali Suliman
Bashir - Ibrahim Al Nawabneh
Sheikh - Habes Hussein
Moussa - Firas Taybeh
Daniel - Magnus Krepper
Ingrid’s Sister Anna - Jessica Grabowsky
Anna’s Son - Maru Tuisk
Layla - Leanne Katakhuda
Bedouine Elder - Nadeem Rimawi
Woman 1 - Shrouq Abu Ghurrrah
Woman 2 - Jane Al Khouri
Woman 3 - Alia Janazrah

Writing
Original Story & Screenplay by Kadri Kõusaar
Co-Scriptwriter - Leana Jalukse
Script Editor - Al Wallcat
Script Consultant - Arash T. Riahi

Production - Aet Laigu
Producer (Sweden) - Charlotte Most
Producer (Sweden) - Maria Larsson Guerpillon
Producer (Finland) - Merja Ritola
Producer (Finland) - Essi Haukkamaa
Co-Producer (France) - Antoine Simkine
Executive Producer (Jordan) - Rula Nasser
Line Producer (Jordan) - Aseel Abu Ayyash
Production Manager(Jordan) - Lina Al Haj
Coordinator (Jordan) - Abdulazeez Moghrabi
Production Runner (Jordan) - Waleed Abul Haj
Production Assistant (Estonia) - Laura Lisete Roosaar
Production Assistant (Sweden) - Sonia Åström
Production Accountant (Jordan) - Tamim Hanoun
Production Accountant (Estonia) - Riin Raudmann
Production Accountant (Sweden) - Peter Roosling, Christina Lindblom Pettersson
Production Accountant (Finland) - Eeva Kuortti, Eve-Tili Oy; Risto Ekholm, BDO Oy
Set Medic - Adnan Dehyat

ADs
First Assistant Director - Aet Laigu
Second Assistant Director - Samer Battikhi
Third Assistant Director - Mohammad Kloob
Script Supervisor - Hadeel Al -Manaseer
Daily PA - Malak Othman

Casting
Casting Director (Jordan) - Mohammad Kloob Cast/Extras Coordinator (Jordan) - Hala Jarrah
Additional Casting (Sweden) - Tusse Lande

Art
Art Director - Taha Radaideh
Props Master - Ivan Janakat
Set Dresser - Mohammad Jadou
Scenic - Khalil Abu Haltam
Daily Assistant - Ahmad Abu Samra
Daily Assistant - Elias Jaber
Snake Wrangler - Samer Al Hadeed
Camel Wrangler - Ali Al Amareen

Costume
Costume Designer - Anu Gould
Costume Supervisor - Hanadi Khurma
Wardrobe Daily - Suhaib Jaber
Wardrobe Truck Driver - Mustafa Badwan

Hair & Make-Up
Make-Up Designer - Farah Jadaane
Make-Up & SFX Designer - Bill Hazzam
Assistant Hair & Make-Up - Hamzeh Kachakeche
Make-Up Designer (Estonia) - Gristina Krüger

Camera
Director of Photography - Sten-Johan Lill, ESC
First Assistant Camera - Ingvar Toomas Heamägi
Second Assistant Camera/DIT - Mihkel Notta
Video Village Operator - Zaid Assaf, Yazan Shabbak
DIT - Nasser Kadamani
Steadicam (Estonia) - Siim-Kaarel Saluri

Grip & Electric
Gaffer - Ott Tiigirand
Gaffer (Jordan) - Hosni Al Baqa
Spark - Christopher Thomas Barber
Assistant Grip (Jordan) - Ammar Albaik
Grip (Estonia) - Elar Kosseson
Generator Operator (Jordan) - Ehsan Al Baqa
Light & Grip Truck (Jordan) - Abu Wiliam
Generator Truck Driver (Jordan) - Abu Hasan

Sound
Sound Recordist (Jordan) - Tarek Abu Ghoush, Nour Halawani
Sound Recordist (Estonia) - Olger Bernadt
Boom Operator (Jordan) - Rajaee Haddadin
Boom Operator (Estonia) - Antti Mäss

Locations & Unit
Location Manager - Hazim Elian
Unit Supervisor / Petra Fixer - Mohammed Nawafleh
Unit Assistant 1 - Waleed Zakaria
Unit Assistant 2 - Mahmoud Zahran
Wadi Rum Fixer - Eid Hwaitat
Security - Mousa Al Khderat
Security - Shkhedam
Unit Truck Driver - Khaled Shtaiwi
WC Truck Driver - Raed Al Turk

Transportation
Transportation Captain - Waleed Abu Al Haj
Camera Van - Omair Shreifat
Cast Car - Wael Abul Haj

Picture and Sound Post-Production
Offline Editor - Menni Renvall
Online Editor - Kimmo Tiainen
Mastering - James Post (Finland)
Supervising sound editor - Joonas Jyrälä
Re-recording Mixer - Joonas Jyrälä
Dialogue Editor - Horret Kuus
Foley Artist - Tapio Liukkonen
Sound Editor - Miia Jyrälä

VFX & Grading
Studio - Gangsters Post (Sweden)
VFX Producer - Anneli Ewert
3D Artist - Robert Landes
Compositors - Jonas Jäderholm, Roger Hallin, Kristian Livén
Colorist - Max Strömberg

Other
Translators - Stewart Johnson, Sara Nameth (English to Swedish)
Trailer Editing - Toby James
Still Photographer - Kadri Kõusaar
Designer - Janno Saft

Extras
Awdeh Al Badol
Um Moh'd Al Manja
Um Moh'd Al Badol
Mohammad Flahat
Eyad Flahat
Basel Azazeh
Rashid Azazeh
Na'ela Salameh
Hyam Badol
Abd Ghazyleh
Hussain Ghazyleh
Musa Ghazayleh
Matar Ghazayleh
Farhan Ghazayleh
Isam Ghazayleh
Musa Ghazayleh
Mohammad Ghazayleh
Abed Ghazayleh
Farah Ghazayleh
Khaled Ghazayleh
Farhan Ghazayleh
Suilem Ghazayleh
Salim Ghazayleh
Naseem Badol
Ghazal Badol
Hala Badol
Layla Badol
Noura Badoul
Iymami Badoul
Fajjr Badoul
Aber Badoul
Rema Badoul
Dima Badoul
Nour Badoul
Fawzyeh Badoul
Feryal Badoul
Sabah Badoul
May Badoul
Ahmad Badoul
Ezal Deen Badoul
Faisal Abd Al Aziz
Mohammad Juma
Anwar Matalqa

Music
Original Music by BJ Nilsen

“Beam Finder”
Artist: BJ Nilsen
Album: Focus Intensity Power
All rights reserved

“The Sound Of Two Hands”
Artist: BJ Nilsen
Album: Focus Intensity Power
All rights reserved

"The Heritage of Our People - Yarghul Dabke"
Artists: Talal Shaboul and Ashraf Abu Lail
Album: Best Palestinian and Jordanian Dabke
All rights reserved

“Al Khiyanah”
Artist: Hussain Al Ali
Lyrics: Qayeed Al Sharifi
All rights reserved

Financial Support by
EFI
KULKA
FFF
SFI
Eesti Kultuuriministeerium
Creative Europe – MEDIA

In co-operation with YLE
SVT
TV 3/TV6
TELIA
Helland AS

Estonian Film Institute, Head of Production, Piret Tibbo-Hudgins
Cultural Endowment of Estonia, Kertu Saks, Tea Kilch, Tristan Priimägi
Estonian Ministry of Culture, Siim Rohtla
Creative Europe MEDIA in Estonia, Anu Ernits
Finnish Film Foundation, Film Commissioner, Kari Paljakka
Swedish Film Institute, Film Commissioner, Madeleine Ekman
SVT, Program Manager, Agneta Perman
YLE, Commissioning Editor, Erkki Astala
TV3/TV6, Commissioning Editor, Külli Loo
Telia, Commissioning Editor, Kätlin Loogus

Suppliers & Service Providers
Jordan Production Company - The Imaginarium Films
Camera equipment - Angel Films Oy, Kimmo Palsa & Heikki Tuovinen
Optics - Cinerama OÜ, Gunnar Laal
Equipment rental (Jordan) - Bayt Al Shawareb / Jordan
Sound equipment (Estonia) - B6 Studios, Olger Bernadt
Grip equipment (Estonia) - Fookus Pookus
Editorial facilities (Finland) - James Post Oy
VFX facilities (Sweden) - Gangsters Post AB
Transport - Schenker Oy, HRX Finland Oy, Lyon Transportation , Al Nairouz For Shipping
Locations - Tallinna Lennujaam, Merike Klement
Catering - United Arab Catering /Wadi Rum, Al Mehbash Catering /Petra, 1catering /Kaie Rätsep
Accommodation - Conroy Boutique Hotel, Bayt Ali Camp /Wadi Rum, Town Season Hotel Petra, Feynan Ecolodge

Props and decorations - Klaar OÜ/Valge Klaar, Anna Klimovitš
COVID-19 testing - Biolab, Medcare lab

Special Thanks
Royal Film Commission Jordan

FILMED IN THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN
WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE ROYAL FILM COMMISSION – JORDAN

AMY
Age Viks
Anneli Tammik
Bahaa Othman
Bashar Rawashdeh
Eeva Mägi
Embassy of Sweden in Tallinn
Ero Puumets
Hans De Geer
Janne Laine
Kimmo Taavila
Lasso
Liina Laigu
Liina Kümnik
Linda Shrafi
Magnus Strömfelt
Martin Laidla
Meguru Oy
Mikael Eriksson
Mohannad Al Bakri
National Center For Security & Crisis Management of Jordan
Oskar Grishins
Per Frykholm
Pernilla Frykholm
Petra Development & Tourism Region Authority
Putiikki Bra
Shamel Toughoj
Smilla Frykholm
Wadi Rum Visitor Center
Yousef Abdel Nabi

© 2021 Meteoriit OÜ/MostAlice Film AB/Greenlit Productions OY
All rights reserved.