No Effect Without Cause
Synopsis
A housing project. In a stairwell, Bruno flirts with Farid's girlfriend. At the Gare de Lyon railway station in Paris, Farid's cousin arrives from Morocco. Everything in Paris is better than the countryside, he thinks. But in a few days, Farid takes revenge on Bruno, steals a car, and gets ready to sell it, without the necessary documents. Inevitably, the sale goes awol. Farid is beaten to death in front of his cousin, who loses some of his innocence.
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- Executive Producer : Mezzanine Films
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- Executive Producer : Mathieu Bompoint
- Screenwriter : Rachid Hami
- Director of Photography : Rachid Hami
- Music Composer : Rani
- Editors : Rachid Hami, Lydia Decobert
- Sound Editor : Nicolas Bouvet-Levrard
- Sound Mixer : Luc Thomas
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama
- Themes : Adolescence, Immigration
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2005
- Runtime : 30 min
- Visa number : 111.676
- Visa issue date : 21/04/2005
- Production formats : Mini DV
- Color type : Sepia
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
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