Synopsis
Paris, in the Belleville neighborhood in 2002. Two benches are placed opposite each other in a public garden. One is always in the sun, while the other is always in the shade. Every day, two elderly Jews and two elderly Arabs rush to have the best seat. One day, the bench exposed to sunlight disappears for no reason...
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (4)
Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producer : Dulac Productions
- Co-production : Étoiles Prod.
- Film exports/foreign sales : Dulac Productions
Full credits (9)
- Executive Producer : Sophie Dulac
- Screenwriter : Cyril Cohen
- Director of Photography : Jérôme Fournier
- Music Composer : Simon Elbaz
- Editor : Mikaël Zakine
- Sound recordists : Olivier Péria, Daniel Bez
- Co-producer : Gaël Lichan
- Production Designer : Mathias Kéchichian
- Sales agent : Sophie Dulac
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Social comedy
- Themes : Religion
- Production language : Arabic, French
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French
- Production year : 2002
- Runtime : 8 min 45 seconds
- Visa number : 106.570
- Visa issue date : 12/12/2002
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby SR
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