Synopsis
One Tuesday, in a street of Beirut, an old lady dressed in an elegant black suit is arrested by a policeman who asks her to return with him to the shop where from she went out without paying her bill. But he eventually takes her back home.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (5)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Goyave
Full credits (12)
- Executive Producers : Damien Mc Donald, Frédéric Malègue
- Screenwriter : Sabine El Chamaa
- Director of Photography : Pascal Auffray
- Music Composer : Natalia Dittrich
- Editors : Isabel Lorente, Sabine El Chamaa
- Sound Recordist : Chady Roukoz
- Costume designer : Petra Abousleiman
- Production Manager : Damien Mc Donald
- Sound Editor : Vincent Verdoux
- Continuity supervisor : Michaël Attallah
- Production Designer : Petra Abousleiman
- Sound Mixer : Pascal Busolin
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama, Portrait
- Themes : Friendship, Encounters, City
- Production language : Arabic
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2010
- Runtime : 20 min
- Visa number : 116.709
- Visa issue date : 04/08/2010
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 2.35
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
Box-office & releases
TV broadcasting
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News & awards
Selections (3)
Awards (2)
Dubai International Film Festival
United Arab Emirates, 2010
Award for Best Film in the Muhr Arab Shorts Competition
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