Synopsis
Ali comes from a modest family in southern Lebanon. He lives and works in Beirut as an assistant to a sports photographer. Ali is in love with a young woman he spotted at an equestrian competition. Unsure of how to seduce her, he asks his sister for advice. She suggests he write a poem to the horse rider.
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Director (1)
Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producer : Aurora Films
- Co-production : Né à Beyrouth Films
- Film exports/foreign sales : L'Agence du court métrage
Full credits (9)
- Executive Producer : Charlotte Vincent
- Screenwriter : Wissam Charaf
- Director of photography : Gertrude Baillot
- Music Composers : Soap Kills (Groupe), Prince Billy Bonnie
- Editor : Vincent Coste
- Sound Recordist : Olivier Hespel
- Costume designer : Samar Mhanna
- Foreign Producer : Pierre Sarraf
- Production Designer : Randa Rizkallah
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Romantic comedy
- Themes : Friendship, Love
- Production language : Arabic
- Coproducer countries : France, Lebanon
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France, Lebanon)
- Production year : 2004
- Runtime : 26 min
- Visa number : 106.615
- Visa issue date : 09/12/2004
- Production formats : Super 16
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
- Audio format : Dolby DTS
- Rating restrictions : None
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