Synopsis
Ceyda, a young, well-to-do Turkish woman who speaks French, arrives in France to join the man she loves. Very soon she must face solitude and misfortunes that are as sudden as they are unexpected. Then she meets an elderly Asian man on a building site who speaks a language resembling her own. This man from the other side of the world seems to share the same problems…
Credits
Actors (3)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Envie de Tempête Productions
Full credits (11)
- Executive Producers : Frédéric Dubreuil, Yves Le Yaouanq
- Screenwriters : Guillaume Giovanetti, Çagla Zencirci
- Director of Photography : David Chizallet
- Music Composer : Alizera Mortazavi
- Editor : Tristan Meunier
- Sound Recordist : Matthieu Tartamella
- Costume designer : Julie Calange
- Sound Editor : Julien Bonvicini
- Production Designer : Robin Royer-Rossi
- Music Performer : Joseph-Nicolas-Pancrace Royer
- Sound Mixer : Jean Holtzmann
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Immigration, Solitude/loneliness
- Production language : French, Turkish
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2007
- Runtime : 26 min
- Visa number : 110.709
- Visa issue date : 25/03/2008
- Production formats : 16mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby DTS
- Rating restrictions : None
News & awards
Selections (9)
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
France, 2015
Carte blanche Envie de Tempête Productions
Awards (1)
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