Synopsis
Hesen and Rojda, fleeing oppression in their homeland of Kurdistan, have had to leave everything behind them. They hope to connect up with Ali, a Kurd and illegal immigrant like themselves, who will put them up in Paris…
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (6)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Ciel Films Productions
- Film exports/foreign sales : L'Agence du court métrage
Full credits (8)
- Executive Producer : Mansur Tural
- Screenwriter : Mansur Tural
- Director of Photography : Thierry Taïeb
- Music Composer : Barak W.
- Editor : Ludivine Saës
- Sound recordist : Émilie Maeget
- Costume designer : Berivan Amedî
- Production Designer : Sardar Hamaras
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Immigration, Politics
- Production language : French, Kurdish
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2002
- Runtime : 16 min
- Visa number : 105.096
- Visa issue date : 26/12/2002
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
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