The Road to Paradise
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)
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)
Selections (5)
Awards (3)
Dubai International Film Festival
United Arab Emirates, 2011
Award for Best Film in the Muhr Arab Shorts Competition
Critics' Prize
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