Synopsis
Septembre 1997. Sarah Cohen Saskia follows a medically asissted procreation. The reaction of her parents, ancient activists of the Algerian communist party, learn the news about a massacre committed in Algeria, bring to her a fantasy. Her, infertility would be connected to the past never evoked by her parents.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (7)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Ellabel Productions
Full credits (13)
- Executive Producer : Alain Bellon
- Screenwriter : Karim Bengana
- Director of Photography : Florian Bouchet
- Music Composer : Roland Duboué
- Editors : Bruno Esquirol, Pierre Haberer, Delphine Illouz
- Sound Recordist : Julien Sicart
- Costume designer : Caroline Sapt
- Co-producer : Karim Bengana
- Production manager : Caroline Sapt
- Sound Editor : Roland Duboué
- Continuity supervisor : Ludivine Doazan
- Production Designer : Sylvie Salmon
- Sound Mixer : Olivier Goinard
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama, Crime/thriller
- Themes : History, Motherhood, Identity
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2011
- Runtime : 17 min 50 seconds
- Visa number : 110.771
- Visa issue date : 06/02/2012
- Production formats : Digital Beta
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)