Synopsis

13-year-old Ibrahim is expelled from school, but pretends to his father that he's got his diploma.

Actors (5)

Illiès Boukouirene(Ibrahim)

Djemel Barek(Ahmed, le père)

Élise Oppong(Fatoumata)

Simon Abkarian(M. Maurice)

Yann Collette(M. René)

Production and distribution (3)

Executive Producer :

Kaléo Films

French distribution :

Kaléo Films

Film exports/foreign sales :

Kaléo Films

TV Broadcasts: Cumulative total

TV broadcasts: details by country

Photos (4)

Full credits (9)

Executive Producer :

Olivier Charvet

Director of photography :

Pascale Marin

Editor :

Pauline Dairou

Production Designer :

Philippe Jacob

Additional Music :

Shantel (Groupe)

Screenwriter :

Samir Guesmi

Sound Recordist :

Julien Sicart

Sound Editor :

Loïc Prian

Costume designer :

Marie Jagou

Technical details

Short film

Genres :

Fiction

Sub-genre :

Drama

Themes :

Family, Immigration

Production language :

French

Production country :

France

Original French-language productions :

Unknown

Nationality :

100% French (France)

Production year :

2008

Runtime :

30 min 54 seconds

Visa number :

118.287

Visa issue date :

21/02/2008

Production formats :

Super 16

Color type :

Color

Aspect ratio :

1.85

Audio format :

Dolby SRD

Rating restrictions :

None

Posters (1)

©Leila Gessler

Director

Samir Guesmi

Chica (2019), Ibrahim (2019), Parent d'élève (2019)

News (4)

March 9, 2009

Unifrance heads back to Japan

July 2, 2008

Unifrance takes French films around the world: June 2008

April 13, 2008

12th French Film Days in Hungary

February 10, 2008

Clermont-Ferrand turns 30!

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Festival Selections (31)

Uppsala International Short Film Festival - 2012

Uppsala International Short Film Festival (Sweden, 2012)

Selection

Focus on France

Vologda Voices Festival (2010)

Selection

Toronto Worldwide Short Film Festival - 2010

Toronto Worldwide Short Film Festival (Canada, 2010)

Selection

Leuven International Short Film Festival - 2009

Leuven International Short Film Festival (Belgium, 2009)

Selection

Short Films of Europe

Festival Ciné Premières de Groningue - 2009

Festival Ciné Premières de Groningue (The Netherlands, 2009)

Selection

Competition

French Cinema Today Festival in Russia - 2009

French Cinema Today Festival in Russia (Russia, 2009)

Selection

Lutin Short Film Awards (France, 2009)

Selection

Short Shorts Film Festival (Japan, 2009)

Selection

UniFrance Films Program

Brussels Short Film Festival (Belgium, 2009)

Selection

International Short Film Festival Oberhausen - 2009

International Short Film Festival Oberhausen (Germany, 2009)

Selection

Children's and Youth Film Competition

Mediawave International Film and Music Gathering of Fort Monostor - Komárom - 2009

Mediawave International Film and Music Gathering of Fort Monostor - Komárom (Hungary, 2009)

Selection

International Short Film Competition

Vues d'Afrique Montréal Film Festival - 2009

Vues d'Afrique Montréal Film Festival (Canada, 2009)

Selection

International Competition

French Film Panorama in China (China, 2009)

Selection

Short Film lineup

French Film Festival in Japan (Japan, 2009)

Selection

Flickerfest (Australia, 2009)

Selection

Dubai International Film Festival - 2008

Dubai International Film Festival (United Arab Emirates, 2008)

Selection

Muhr Arab Shorts Competition

Brest European Short Film Festival - 2008

Brest European Short Film Festival (France, 2008)

Selection

European Competition

Kiev Molodist International Film Festival - 2008

Kiev Molodist International Film Festival (Ukraine, 2008)

Selection

Official Competition

Cork Film Festival (Corona) (Ireland, 2008)

Selection (2)

Great Shorts Program

International Competition

FIFF (Belgium, 2008)

Selection

International Competition

International Festival of Francophone Film in Acadie (FICFA) - 2008

International Festival of Francophone Film in Acadie (FICFA) (Canada, 2008)

Selection

Palm Springs International Short Film Festival - 2008

Palm Springs International Short Film Festival (United States, 2008)

Selection

International Competition

São Paulo International Short Film Festival - 2008

São Paulo International Short Film Festival (Brazil, 2008)

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International Program

Odense Film Festival (Denmark, 2008)

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International Competition

Sacramento - French Film Festival - 2008

Sacramento - French Film Festival (United States, 2008)

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Official Selection

Festival du Film court en Plein air de Grenoble (2008)

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Cinema Jove - Valencia International Film Festival - 2008

Cinema Jove - Valencia International Film Festival (Spain, 2008)

Selection

International Competition

Cannes International Film Festival - 2008

Cannes International Film Festival (France, 2008)

Selection

UniFrance Short Film Prize

Brussels Short Film Festival (Belgium, 2008)

Selection

International Competition

French Film Festival (Budapest) (Hungary, 2008)

Selection

Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival - 2008

Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (France, 2008)

Selection

National Competition

Awards (9)

Leuven International Short Film Festival (Belgium, 2009)

Awards

Jury Prize

Lutin Short Film Awards (France, 2009)

Awards

Vues d'Afrique Montréal Film Festival (Canada, 2009)

Awards (2)

Radio-Canada Prize for Intercultural Communication

: Illiès Boukouirene

Brest European Short Film Festival (France, 2008)

Awards

Revelation Prize

Kiev Molodist International Film Festival (Ukraine, 2008)

Awards

Ecumenical Jury Prize

FIFF (Belgium, 2008)

Awards

International Competition Jury Prize

Cinema Jove - Valencia International Film Festival (Spain, 2008)

Awards

Jury Special Mention

Brussels Short Film Festival (Belgium, 2008)

Awards

Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (France, 2008)