Synopsis
A young woman reads us a letter that she's just received from her best friend. The letter is about the rape inflicted upon her ten years earlier.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (2)
- Co-production : Vivement Lundi !
- Foreign production company : Guiss Guiss Communication
Full credits (6)
- Screenwriter : Sokhna Amar
- Director of Photography : Pierre Souchar
- Editor : Pascal Auclert
- Sound Recordist : Alioune Mbow
- Foreign producer : Mariama Sylla
- Co-producer : Jean-François Le Corre
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary
- Sub-genre : Auteur documentary, Psychological drama
- Themes : Femininity, Violence
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : Senegal, France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Minority French (Senegal, France)
- Production year : 2005
- Runtime : 7 min 40 seconds
- Visa number : 110.839
- Visa issue date : 11/03/2005
- Production formats : Super 16
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
News & awards
Selections (4)
Vues d'Afrique Montréal Film Festival
Canada, 2005
International Competition
Awards (1)
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