Synopsis
Sabrina, a young woman of Algerian origin, works in the port of Havre. She encounters Aïcha, an elderly Algerian woman, full of knowledge about a culture unfamiliar to Sabrina, despite her own North African origins.
Credits
Director (1)
Actresses (2)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : La fémis
Full credits (9)
- Executive Producer : Marc Nicolas
- Screenwriters : Maëva Poli, Marie Amachoukeli
- Director of Photography : Yoann De Montgrand
- Editor : Aurélien Manya
- Sound Recordist : Clément Chagot
- Production manager : Marion Boffelli
- Sound Editor : Yohann Angelvy
- Production Designer : Pauline Bourdon
- Sound Mixer : Mathieu Descamps
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Emigration, Encounters
- Production language : French, Arabic
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2006
- Runtime : 12 min 45 seconds
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby SRD
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)