Synopsis
A man father of a little girl of eight years, in the middle of a separation, each day crosses on the train a young girl of afrian origins, Fatou. They collide, become accustomed, until the day of their meeting. This day, Fatou, sat on a bench, does not take the train. He decides to speak to her. She confides in him. With modesty, the movie aims at telling the life of a French young woman who still carries the stigmas of her, origins and her culture.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (5)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Les Productions Solidaires
Full credits (10)
- Screenwriter : Christophe Martinolli
- Director of Photography : Vincent Vandries
- Music Composers : Evgueni Galperine, Sacha Galperine
- Assistant director : Laura Gitton
- Editor : Léonor Belot
- Sound Recordist : Lucas Albert
- Costume designer : Sandrine Weill-Knibbeler
- Production Manager : Thomas Martinelli
- Continuity supervisor : Julie Lupo
- Production Designer : Ingrid Marcille
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Themes : Adolescence, Immigration
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2012
- Runtime : 7 min 38 seconds
- Production formats : HD-CAM
- Color type : Color and Black & White
- 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)