Synopsis
One morning, Saïd leaves his native village. Armed with a few savings, he undertakes a long journey to Casablanca so as to find work. Arriving at the bus station of the country's largest city, he discovers a world far different from what he'd imagined.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (11)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Divine Productions
- Foreign production company : Agora Films
Full credits (10)
- Executive Producer : Pablo Mehler
- Screenwriter : Ali Benkirane
- Director of photography : Elin Kirschfink
- Editor : Vincent Vierron
- Sound Recordist : Guillaume Le Braz
- Costume designer : Emma Bellocq
- Foreign producers : Bénédicte Bellocq, Souad Lamriki
- Sound editors : Vincent Pateau, Romain Le Bras
- Production Designer : Halima Zibner
- Sound Mixer : Jean-Christophe Julé
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Portrait
- Themes : Solitude/loneliness, City
- Production language : Arabic
- Coproducer countries : France, Morocco
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France, Morocco)
- Production year : 2006
- Runtime : 18 min
- Visa number : 114.411
- Visa issue date : 12/05/2006
- Production formats : Digital video
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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