Synopsis
Leila runs a grocery store in Marseille, and is bringing up her son Nabil on her own. Their peaceful life together drifts along guided by the games they invent together. But Leila can’t endure the way they live any longer…
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (2)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Elena Films
Full credits (6)
- Executive Producer : Lola Gans
- Screenwriter : Samia Meskaldji
- Director of Photography : Nils De Coster
- Editor : Julie Pelat
- Sound Recordist : Sandy Notarianni
- Production Designer : Valérie Faynot
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama
- Themes : Love
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2000
- Runtime : 37 min
- Visa number : 97.486
- Visa issue date : 22/05/2000
- Production formats : Super 16
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
- Audio format : Mono
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)