The Road to Paradise

A Short film of

Houda Benyamina

Produced by

Easy Tiger

Production year2011

Runtime43 min

Synopsis

Leila and her two children, Sarah and Bilal, left their native land to settle down in France. Illegal immigrant, in search of her husband who refuged to England, Leila wishes to offer to her children a better life and tries to survive by raising them in the clandestinity. While she finds finally track of her husband and has the necessary money to join him, the vice tightens.

Credits

Director (1)

Houda Benyamina
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Actors (6)

Majdouline Idrissi

Sanna Marouk

Yanis Siraj

Mounir Margoum

Miroslav Gulyas

Myriam Donasis

Production and distribution (1)

Executive Producer : Easy Tiger

Full credits (13)

Executive Producer : Marc-Benoît Créancier

Screenwriters : Houda Benyamina, Malik Rumeau

Director of Photography : Michaël Capron

Editor : Julie Dupré

Sound Recordist : Grégoire Letouvet

Costume designer : Karine Vintache

Production Manager : Ludovic Leiba

Sound Editor : Julien Ngo-Trong

Continuity supervisor : Pauline Gallezot

Production Designer : Isabelle Voisin

Casting : Cynthia Arra

Make-up Artist : Marie-Charlotte Sondaz

Sound Mixer : Samuel Aïchoun

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Fiction
Sub-genre : Drama
Themes : Love, Childhood, Immigration, Society, Politics
Production language : French, Arabic
Production country : France
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : 100% French (France)
Production year : 2011
Runtime : 43 min
Visa number : 128.174
Visa issue date : 16/11/2011
Production formats : HD 4K
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 16/9
Audio format : Dolby SR
Rating restrictions : None

News & awards

News (2)

Houda Benyamina, jury member for MyFrenchFilmFestival!

25 JANUARY 2019

MyFrenchFilmFestival.com

French films well represented at the 3 Emirates & Qatar film festivals

18 DECEMBER 2011

Festivals & events

Selections (5)

FIFF
Belgium, 2012
International Competition
Troia International Film Festival
Portugal, 2012
Compétition l'homme et son environnement
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
France, 2012
National Competition
Dubai International Film Festival
United Arab Emirates, 2011
Muhr Arab Shorts Competition

Awards (3)

FIFF
Belgium, 2012
International Competition Jury Prize
Dubai International Film Festival
United Arab Emirates, 2011
Award for Best Film in the Muhr Arab Shorts Competition
Critics' Prize
Tangier Mediterranean Short Film Festival
Morocco, 2011
Special Jury Prize

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