Short films

All French short films International festivals and markets Short Cuts Catalogues News about French short films
Search for a film

Advanced Search

The Ball of Wool (2005)

View complete film file

Film overview :

Director : Fatma-Zohra Zamoum
Actors : Fadila Belkebla, Mohamed Ourdache
Short film, Fiction , Psychological drama, Family, Immigration
Production language : French, Arabic
Nationality : 100% French (France)
French release :
Runtime : 14mn 16s
Associate production company : 5ème Planète
Film export/Foreign Sales : 5ème Planète

Synopsis

In the early 1970’, Mohamed brings over Fatiha and their two children to live with him in a French suburb. Mohamed continues to work and keeps to his routine closing the door with his key. His wife and two children find themselves prisoners in their own house. Fatiha invents original ways to communicate with the outside world.

Festival selections

> Acapulco - French Festival - 2007 :

- Short Film program

> FICFA - International Festival of Francophone Film & Video in Acadie (Moncton) - 2006 :

- Official Short Film Selection

> Festival of Nations (Ebensee) - 2007 :

- Compétition internationale

> Larissa Mediterranean Festival of New Directors - 2006 :

- Mediterranean Competition

> Namur International French-language Film Festival - 2006 :

- International Competition Fiction Films

> Troia International Film Festival - 2006 :