Synopsis
Ziad works in the port of Tripoli, in Lebanon. Pulled between his childhood friends, Firas and Ahmed, who have distanced from him, and his hidden relationship with Soraya, who urges him to get married, Ziad suffocates. She, is Christian, he, Muslim. There is only in Cyprus that there would be any hope for their union. To gather the required amount for this journey, Ziad is going to commit a fault that he will never be able to forgive himself for.
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Actors (4)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : GREC - Groupe de Recherches et d'Essais Cinématographiques
Full credits (12)
- Executive Producer : Marcello Cavagna
- Screenwriters : Grégory Rateau, Sarah Taher
- Director of Photography : Jeremy Boudjok
- Music Composer : Raphaël Mas
- Assistant Director : Pierre Abadie
- Editor : Amin Sidi-Boumédiène
- Sound recordist : Tania Kammoun
- Assistant Operator : Oscar El Debs
- Production Manager : Chady Rizk
- Sound Editor : Benjamin Falsimagne
- Continuity supervisor : Juliana Ibrahim
- Sound Mixer : Benjamin Falsimagne
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Friendship, Ocean, Youth
- Production language : Arabic
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2013
- Runtime : 22 min 13 seconds
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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