Synopsis
Sékou, an adolescent in a housing project, is arrested by the police one more time. His exasperated father decides to send him back to their village in Africa. The boy's friends do all they can to foil his father's plans.
Credits
Director (1)
Actor (1)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Mat Films
Full credits (6)
- Executive Producer : Richard Magnien
- Screenwriters : Boris Seguin, Atelier d'écriture audiovisuelle des Courtillières, Frédéric Teillard
- Director of photography : Nathalie Abensour
- Music Composers : Philippe Benoist, Boris Seguin
- Editors : Colette Constantini, Caroline Gindre
- Sound recordists : Yolande Decarsin, Laurent Chassaigne
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Production language : French
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French
- Production year : 1997
- Runtime : 26 min
- Visa number : 92.502
- Visa issue date : 11/12/1997
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
News & awards
Selections (2)
Stuttgart (Filmwinter)
Germany, 1999
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)