Synopsis
Nabil returns to Beirut with the ashes of his father who died abroad. He will try to mourni in front of a family who wants to bury, according to rites and customs, a body that no longer exists...
Credits
Actors (6)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Mille et Une Productions
Full credits (8)
- Executive Producers : Édouard Mauriat, Anne-Cécile Berthomeau
- Screenwriters : Khalil Joreige, Joana Hadjithomas, Rabih Mroué
- Director of photography : Jeanne Lapoirie
- Music Composers : Zeid Hamdan, Yasmine Hamdan
- Editor : Tina Baz
- Sound recordists : Raphaël Sohier, Chady Roukoz
- Costume designer : Zeina Saab De Melero
- Production Designer : Zeina Saab De Melero
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Death, Traditions
- Production language : Arabic
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2003
- Runtime : 26 min
- Visa number : 106.793
- Visa issue date : 21/10/2003
- Production formats : Super 16
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
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