Synopsis
Sabrina, Rawad, Said, and other young Palestinian refugees born in Lebanon enter the photo studio one by one. The rules of the game are simple. They all choose a backdrop for their portrait from among four mythical cities: New York, Paris, Beirut, and Jerusalem. They each talk about themselves, project, and question. They all share a nostalgia for a land they don’t know and they may never know: Palestine.
Credits
Production and distribution (4)
- Executive Producer : Paris-Brest Productions
- Co-production : TS Productions
- Foreign production company : Né à Beyrouth Films
- Film exports/foreign sales : Andana Films
Full credits (8)
- Executive Producer : Olivier Bourbeillon
- Directors of Photography : Léna Rouxel, Sébastien Ronceray
- Editor : Gladys Joujou
- Sound Recordist : Jérôme Ayasse
- Foreign Producer : Pierre Sarraf
- Co-producer : Céline Loiseau
- Sound Editor : Mikaël Barre
- Sound Mixer : Mikaël Barre
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary
- Themes : Exile, Identity
- Production language : Arabic
- Coproducer countries : France, Lebanon
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France, Lebanon)
- Production year : 2006
- Runtime : 59 min
- Visa number : 119.430
- Visa issue date : 18/01/2008
- Production formats : Video
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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