The Ball of Wool
Synopsis
In the early 1970’, Mohamed brings over Fatiha and their two children to live with him in a French suburb. Mohamed continues to work and keeps to his routine closing the door with his key. His wife and two children find themselves prisoners in their own house. Fatiha invents original ways to communicate with the outside world.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (2)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : 5ème Planète
Full credits (8)
- Executive Producer : Cathy Coopman
- Screenwriter : Fatma-Zohra Zamoum
- Director of Photography : Jacques Boumendil
- Music Composer : Franck Sforza
- Editor : Guillaume Paqueville
- Sound Recordist : Pierric Guennegan
- Costume designer : Nadège Bulfay
- Production Designer : Émilie Ferrenq
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama
- Themes : Family, Immigration
- Production language : French, Arabic
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2005
- Runtime : 14 min 16 seconds
- Visa number : 111.720
- Visa issue date : 03/10/2005
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
Box-office & releases
TV broadcasting
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News & awards
Selections (7)
Awards (2)
Larissa Mediterranean Festival of New Directors
Greece, 2006
Silver Horse - Special Jury Prize - Mediterranean Competition
Delegations (1)
International Festival of Francophone Film in Acadie (FICFA)
Canada, 2006
Director : Fatma-Zohra Zamoum
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