Synopsis
Fifteen-year-old Saïd and Soumia, his younger sister, find themselves home alone after their mother leaves for the hospital. In order to escape, they lie to the people around them, inventing a stepfather who keeps an eye on them. Brams, a neighborhood thug, quickly understands how easy it will be to take advantage of the teenagers’ vulnerability.
Credits
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Actors (6)
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- Executive Producer : Nexus Films
Full credits (11)
- Executive Producer : Julien Sicard
- Screenwriter : Atelier d'écriture audiovisuelle des Courtillières
- Director of photography : Nathalie Abensour
- Music Composers : Boris Seguin, Stéphane Scott, Mod
- Editor : Julien Sicard
- Sound Recordist : Julien Després
- Costume designer : Anne-Caroline Sicard
- Sound Editor : Martin Descombels
- Production Designer : Philippe Poitevin
- Sound Mixer : Florent Lavallée
- Additional Music : Injection Lyrikal (Groupe)
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Themes : Suburbia, Education
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2006
- Runtime : 57 min 30 seconds
- Visa number : 112.831
- Visa issue date : 16/06/2006
- Production formats : Super 16
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
- Audio format : Dolby SRD
- Rating restrictions : None
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