Synopsis
Beirut after the war. In a house from another time, a mother listens to a letter from her son, a sniper, who tells her the detailed story of his killing activity without the slightest remorse.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (2)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Planète Spots
Full credits (7)
- Screenwriter : Hassan Zbib
- Director of Photography : Philippe Lenouvel
- Music Composer : Arnold Schönberg
- Editors : Sylvie Pontoizeau, Mark Eacersall
- Costume designer : Hamza Nasrallah
- Producer : Tristan Ganne
- Production Designer : Hamza Nasrallah
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama
- Production language : French
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French
- Production year : 1998
- Runtime : 18 min
- Visa number : 94.727
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.37
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)