Synopsis
The end of the day, in the French countryside. A woman, a mother, communist political refugee in exile, walks through the landscapes of Morvan, where she chosen to live because they evoked her, her place of birth, Morocco. In these elected landscapes of the Morvan, are going to appear little by little recollections of the other place. A mental territory, an only country of the exile, propagates, similar to the spirits which maybe populate the house.
Credits
Director (1)
Actress (1)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : GREC - Groupe de Recherches et d'Essais Cinématographiques
Full credits (7)
- Executive Producer : Alice Beckmann
- Screenwriter : Safia Benhaïm
- Director of photography : Safia Benhaïm
- Editor : Gaël Lépingle
- Sound recordist : Safia Benhaïm
- Sound editor : Josefina Rodriguez
- Sound Mixer : Emmanuel Croset
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Experimental
- Sub-genre : Portrait, Research - Experimental
- Themes : Nature, Emigration, Politics
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2009
- Runtime : 48 min
- Visa number : 124.296
- Visa issue date : 15/11/2010
- Production formats : DV-CAM
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)