Burners
Synopsis
Amine, a young inhabitant of Algiers, buys a camcorder in a shop of Oran. He films souvenirs of his city, his apartment and, last time, images of his fiancée and her mother. With Malik, Lofti, Mohammed and Khalil, they embark on a boat of fortune to cross the Mediterranean Sea. Camera in hand, Amine films the tracks of their journey.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (7)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Les Films Velvet
- Film exports/foreign sales : La Luna Diffusion
Full credits (10)
- Executive Producer : Frédéric Jouve
- Screenwriter : Farid Bentoumi
- Directors of Photography : Lucas Leconte, Antoine Laurens
- Editor : Jean-Christophe Bouzy
- Sound Recordist : Julien Roig
- Costume designer : Marie-Frédérique Delestré-Hausseray
- Production Manager : Thomas Paturel
- Sound Editor : Julien Roig
- Production Designer : Salomé Aubry
- Sound Mixer : Vincent Verdoux
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama
- Themes : Freedom, Emigration, Exile, Ocean, Fate, Unemployment
- Production language : Arabic, French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2011
- Runtime : 15 min
- Visa number : 125.994
- Visa issue date : 14/04/2011
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Dolby
- Rating restrictions : None
News & awards
News (4)
Selections (15)
Awards (2)
Dubai International Film Festival
United Arab Emirates, 2011
Special Prize from the Muhr Arab Shorts Competition Jury
Winterthur International Short Film Festival
Switzerland, 2011
1st Prize in the International Competition
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