Le Secret de Fatima

A Short film of

Karim Bensalah

Produced by

Les Films du Sirocco

Production year2004

Runtime30 min

Synopsis

Algiers, 1998, at the end of the terrorist period. Fatima, 54, lives in neighborhood torn apart by domestic violence and acts of political revenge. She lives alone and isolated. She seems to want to have no part of what's going on. But this apparent indifference hides a secret.

Credits

Director (1)

Karim Bensalah
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Actors (4)

Mourad Dani

Mohamed Kadouk

Lounès Tazaïrt

Tassadit Mandi

Production and distribution (1)

Executive Producer : Les Films du Sirocco

Full credits (7)

Executive Producer : Jean Vincenti

Screenwriter : Karim Bensalah

Director of Photography : Pascal Lagriffoul

Editor : Julien Duveau

Sound recordists : Lionel Garbarini, Hugues Peyret

Author of original work : Marie-Ange Poyet

Production Designer : Mourad Saïdi

Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Fiction
Sub-genre : Psychological drama
Themes : War, Religion
Production language : French, Arabic
Production country : France
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : 100% French (France)
Production year : 2004
Runtime : 30 min
Visa number : 105.954
Visa issue date : 07/05/2004
Production formats : Super 16
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 1.66
Audio format : Dolby SR
Rating restrictions : None

News & awards

Selections (9)

Tetouan - International Festival of Mediterranean Cinema
Morocco, 2005
Carte blanche fiction - Unifrance
Festival Curta Cinema
Brazil, 2004
International Competition
Mostra - São Paulo International Film Festival
Brazil, 2004
International Panorama
FIFF
Belgium, 2004
International Competition

Awards (1)

Vues d'Afrique Montréal Film Festival
Canada, 2004
Special Mention from the Fiction Film Jury

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