Nadia and Hippopotamuses
Synopsis
November/December, 1995. France is paralyzed by transport workers' strikes. Parisians, facing a winter of endless traffic jams, set off for work on foot or bike. Nadia, young mother of six-month-old Christopher, lives on welfare. One day, she thinks she recognizes her son's father amongst striking railroaders featured in a television news report. It's been ages since she's heard from him… She decides to track him down…
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Director (1)
Actors (9)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Agat Films - Ex nihilo
- French distribution : Diaphana
Full credits (13)
- Executive Producer : Gilles Sandoz
- Screenwriters : Dominique Cabrera, Philippe Corcuff
- Director of photography : Hélène Lourvart
- Music Composer : Béatrice Thiriet
- Assistant director : Marianne Fricheau
- Editor : Sophie Brunet
- Sound Recordist : Xavier Griette
- Assistant Operator : Nicolas Pernot
- Production managers : Pascal Bonnet, Zaïda Ghorab
- Press Attaché (film) : Marie Queysanne
- Continuity supervisor : Anne Wermelinger
- Production Designer : Raymond Sarti
- Sound Mixer : Gérard Lamps
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- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Production language : French
- Production country : France (100.0%)
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 1999
- French release : 22/03/2000
- Runtime : 1 h 40 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 96.294
- Visa issue date : 18/11/1999
- Approval : Yes
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
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I went to see railroad workers for a story about the strike. We became friends, and when I decided I wanted to do a film, some of them wanted to be in it. I didn’t assign roles, and I was pretty scared during the first public reading of the script, attended by everyone – train drivers as well as actors and crew. I was afraid Nadia’s story wouldn’t mean anything to them. But it worked, and they volunteered to come back for the shoot!
Dominique Cabrera, Director
