A narrative based on the provocative true story of Aryeh Sharuz Shalicar, who was born in Germany to Persian Jewish parents stranded after the 1979’s Revolution, joined an Islamist gang, and later rose to the rank of Major and ran the IDF’s European Desk. Wet Dog explores rising antisemitism and raises questions of cultural diversity, religious identity, and how they intersect with friendship, especially during the phase of rawness and exploration that are one’s teenage years.
Damir Lukacevic — Director
Damir Lukacevic was born in Zagreb and attended school in Stuttgart, Germany. From 1993 to 1999 he studied at the Deutsche Film und Fernsehakademie (German Film Academy) in Berlin, specializing in directing, screenwriting, and script development. His breakout work was the short film FREMDE HEIMAT for which he received the Gold Medal at the German Short Film Awards. His feature debut movie GOING HOME, about a Croatian family, received the Verdi-award for Best Director and the Geneva-Europe Screenplay Award.