Synopsis
In working class Casablanca, Lwiyen lives on small-time schemes to make ends meet. He owes money to Omar, a corrupt policeman who wastes no time in problem solving. His childhood friend Assad is a nihilistic drunkard who dreams of returning to his homeland in the Sahara. Assad finds a video on a stolen cellphone of the rape of a woman incriminating the son of a powerful family. Assad's life takes a new turn: how can he defend this woman he has never seen, and by doing so, make it even with Lwiyen?
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : La fémis
Full credits (8)
- Screenwriter : David Lucas
- Director of Photography : Benjamin Rufi
- Editor : Samuel Langevin
- Sound Recordist : Virgile Van Ginneken
- Production manager : Pauline Rocher
- Sound Editor : Antoine Bailly
- Continuity supervisor : Karima Zoubir
- Sound Mixer : Thomas Fourel
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Production language : Arabic
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2008
- Runtime : 25 min 20 seconds
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
News & awards
Selections (3)
Awards (1)
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
France, 2009
Attention Talent Fnac Prize
Mention spéciale du jury national
Delegations (1)
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