Synopsis
In an ordinary home in Algeria, Yamina, Nabila and Imen are regularly beaten up by their brother Tarek. Their mother witnesses the violence without doing anything to stop the tragic abuse her children are subjected to.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (6)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : MD Ciné
- Co-production : Damia Films
Full credits (15)
- Executive Producer : Malek Ali Yahia
- Screenwriter : Yanis Koussim
- Director of Photography : Jean-Marie Delorme
- Assistant Director : Fouad Trifi
- Editor : Pauline Dairou
- Sound Recordist : Julien Sicart
- Costume designer : Hamida Amzal
- Production Manager : Nabil Hadji
- Sound Editor : Jean Dubreuil
- Assistant editor : Pascale Alibert
- Production Assistant : Ryad Ayadi
- Continuity supervisor : Julie Perriollat
- Foley artist : Pascal Dedeye
- Production Designer : Adel Kasser
- Sound Mixer : Éric Tisserand
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Family, Violence, Death
- Production language : Arabic
- Coproducer countries : Algeria, France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Minority French (Algeria, France)
- Production year : 2010
- Runtime : 16 min
- Production formats : Super 16
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
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