Synopsis
Mimouna lives with her parents, Algerian immigrants, in the Paris suburbs. She loves Jacques who does not love her any more. It is summer time. To get away from this painful love story, Mimouna goes away on holiday with her parents to Algeria. She meets girls who always stay together : her cousins. The holidays take place in the closed home of her aunt. Then Mimouna comes back to Paris where life resumes its normal course.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (3)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Voleur Production
Full credits (5)
- Executive Producer : Daniele Incalcaterra
- Screenwriter : Zaïda Ghorab
- Directors of photography : Emmanuelle Le Fur, Hélène Louvart
- Editors : Yvan Gaillard, Gilles Volta, Barbara Pueyo
- Sound Recordist : Benoît Lafferrerie
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Production language : French, Arabic
- Production country : France (100.0%)
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 1995
- Runtime : 59 min
- Visa number : 86.295
- Visa issue date : 16/03/1995
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.33
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)