Vem var min pappa?

Mustafa Zatara was just six years old when his dad became Lasermannen’s eleventh and final victim. See his moving story Vem var min pappa?. About understanding your roots – and yourself.

Mustafa Zatara was just six years old when his dad was shot in the head and miraculously survived, but lost his mobility and his ability to speak. It was 1992, and Mustafa’s dad became Lasermannen’s eleventh and final victim. Although Mustafa did not know it at the time, that event marked the beginning of something crucial for him. A desire to try to understand why something so terrible had happened to him and his family. Out of grief and anger comes a curiosity and a longing to understand who his dad actually was before that terrible event. For how well do we really know our parents before they become our parents? And how much do we need to understand what our parents have been through to truly understand ourselves?

The performance is for ages 15 and over.

Vem var min pappa? is a monologue based on real events, written and performed by Mustafa Zatara, with directorial support from Olof Hanson.

Mustafa is a socially engaged digital creator and the founder of Förortsentreprenörer, an initiative that raises the profile of and draws attention to entrepreneurs with ties to the suburbs. Mustafa Zatara makes his stage debut in Vem var min pappa?.

Written and performed by: Mustafa Zatara

Directorial support: Olof Hanson

Dramaturg: Mia Winge

Lighting: Tobias Hallgren

The performance is presented by Folkets Hus och Parker in collaboration with Kulturhuset Stadsteatern Husby.