Bullet Time

A Short film of

Hervé Jakubowicz

Produced by

Difference Films

Production year2010

Runtime

30m

Synopsis

Iraqi Kurdistan, in 1991. A few months after the First Gulf War, two humanitarian workers defy the curfew to save the son of their interpreter, hurt by an mine. In one night, lives are broken, the secrets are revealed, knots come loose. In a destroyed country, at the end of a dusty track, all have to meet their fate.

Credits

Director (1)

Hervé Jakubowicz
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Actors (6)

Hiam Abbass

Marc Robert

Alexis Michalik

Youssef Hajdi

Issam Boukhaled

Hiam Abbass

Production and distribution (2)

Executive Producer : Difference Films

Foreign production company : Né à Beyrouth Films

Full credits (13)

Executive Producers : Francis Doré, Jean-Philippe Bernard

Screenwriters : Hervé Jakubowicz, Jean-Philippe Bernard, Marc Robert, Dany Héricourt

Director of Photography : Jean-Paul Seaulieu

Music Composer : Vincent Courtois

Editor : Anita Roth

Sound Recordist : Jean Umansky

Costume designer : Bshara Atallah

Foreign Producer : Pierre Sarraf

Production Manager : Karim Makhlouf

Sound editors : Jean Umansky, Rémi Durel

Continuity supervisor : Noor Tayeh

Production Designer : Petra Abousleiman

Special Effects : Jean-Michel Tari

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Fiction
Sub-genre : Psychological drama
Themes : Freedom, Identity, Conflict, War, Politics
Production language : French, English, Kurdish
Coproducer countries : France, Lebanon
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : Majority French (France, Lebanon)
Production year : 2010
Runtime : 30 min 30 seconds
Visa number : 126.719
Visa issue date : 27/07/2010
Production formats : Digital video
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 1.77
Audio format : Dolby
Rating restrictions : None

News & awards

Selections (5)

Palm Springs International Short Film Festival
United States, 2011
International Competition
Festival of Nations (Ebensee)
Austria, 2011
International Competition
Bratislava French-Language Film Festival
Slovakia, 2011
Programme courts-métrages
Larissa Mediterranean Festival of New Directors
Greece, 2011
Mediterranean Competition

Awards (2)

Festival of Nations (Ebensee)
Austria, 2011
1st Prize for Best Medium-Length Film
Larissa Mediterranean Festival of New Directors
Greece, 2011
Jury Mention - Mediterranean Competition

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