Synopsis
Habib is 30, and still lives with his parents. He works at the fish counter at a superstore. He is secretly attracted to a young salesgirl at the local shopping mall drugstore where he regularly buys medications for his mother. But in spite of his many opportunities to make contact, he just can’t bring himself to approach her.
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Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Magouric Productions
- Film exports/foreign sales : L'Agence du court métrage
Full credits (8)
- Executive Producer : Laurence Berreur
- Screenwriters : Maher Kamoun, Béatrice Plumet
- Director of Photography : Olivier Chambon
- Music Composer : Médéric Bourgue
- Editor : Stéphanie Araud
- Sound Recordist : Guillaume Valeix
- Production Designer : Catherine Jarrier-Prieur
- Casting : Béatrice Plumet
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Immigration, Family
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2002
- Runtime : 26 min
- Visa number : 102.167
- Visa issue date : 22/07/2002
- Production formats : Super 16
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
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