Synopsis
One morning, while coming home from the printing office where she works, Gabrielle is disturbed by the presence of a woman who waits in front of her door. Illegal immigrant, Khady has come from Senegal, with the help of a passer to stay with the nearby family Diop, but she is a day early. Convinced that she is exploited, Gabrielle, does all she can to save her.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (4)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Ecce Films
Full credits (13)
- Executive Producer : Emmanuel Chaumet
- Screenwriters : Antoine Desrosières, Marion Crépel
- Director of Photography : Sylvain Verdet
- Music Composer : Vincent Segal
- Assistant director : Emmanuelle Definod
- Editor : Patrick Rebeaud
- Sound Recordist : Jérôme Ayasse
- Costume designer : Astrid Deckherr
- Production Manager : Nicolas Boucher
- Sound Editor : Fred Bielle
- Production Designer : Laura Gozlan
- Special Effects : Marion Crépel
- Sound Mixer : Fred Bielle
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama
- Themes : Minorities, Immigration
- Production language : French, Wolof
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2012
- Runtime : 45 min
- Visa number : 130.694
- Visa issue date : 05/09/2012
- Production formats : Super 16
- 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)