Synopsis
Ohm Hassan sits in front of her house in Al Michtai village, in the coastal mountains, trying to convince her neighbour Rada to go with her to Tell Banat village, near the Euphrates. Ohm’s son has recently be given a teaching job there. Rada is reticent, but is eventually persuaded into going. The next morning, the two women set off on a journey that will lead them to a world with which they are totally unfamiliar.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (4)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Bizibi
Full credits (5)
- Executive Producers : Emmanuel Agneray, Jérôme Bleitrach
- Screenwriter : Mohamad Al-Roumi
- Director of Photography : Meyar Al-Roumi
- Editor : Gabriel Humeau
- Sound Recordist : Sébastien Noiré
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama, Fairy tale
- Themes : Family, Travel
- Production language : Arabic
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2006
- Runtime : 18 min
- Visa number : 113.973
- Visa issue date : 20/06/2006
- Production formats : Super 16
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
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