Synopsis
In Afghanistan, bachas are young male prostitutes obliged to dance, dressed as girls, for a male audience. They are under the control of a master. When You Hear the Bells tells the story of Saman, a bacha, who feels threatened by the arrival of Bijane, a boy younger than him who is destined to take his place. Jealous of this boy, who might steal the feelings and protection of his master, Farroukhzad, he is obliged to initiate Bijane and to teach him to dance.
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- Executive Producer : Les Films du Bal
- Foreign production company : Godolphin Films S.A.
- Film exports/foreign sales : L'Agence du court métrage
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- Executive Producer : Judith Lou Lévy
- Screenwriter : Chabname Zariâb
- Director of Photography : Éric Devin
- Music Composers : Mir Maftoon, Faiz Karezi
- Assistant director : Marie Willaume
- Editor : Guillaume Saignol
- Sound Recordist : Aymen Toumi
- Costume designer : Sayed Ahmad Hashimi
- Foreign Producer : Ramses Mahfoudh
- Line Producer : Ramses Mahfoudh
- Assistant Operator : Ramzi Daly
- Production Manager : Thomas Schober
- Sound editor : Juliette Bouilloux-Heintz
- Production designer : Fatma Madani
- Make-up Artist : Nihel Ben Tanfous
- Sound Mixer : Olivier Guillaume
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Childhood, Prostitution, Dance
- Production language : Farsi
- Coproducer countries : France, Tunisia
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France, Tunisia)
- Production year : 2015
- Runtime : 25 min 47 seconds
- Visa number : 143.392
- Visa issue date : 20/03/2016
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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