Synopsis
Mohktar is a night watchman. He was chased away by his own eleven years ago and lives with his dog, Qanis. He receives a letter from his daughter Kahina, age twenty. She asks himto join her in Paris. Splint between fear and hope, he agrees to see her again and tries to reconstruct a relationship in spite of the drama which he made her live.
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- Executive Producer : DCK Films
- Film exports/foreign sales : L'Agence du court métrage
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- Executive Producer : Reda Mustafa
- Screenwriter : Reda Mustafa
- Director of Photography : David Hadjadj
- Music Composer : Loïc Ouaret
- Editor : Joël De Castro
- Sound recordists : Michel Adamik, François Meynot
- Costume designer : Tiphaine Ressort
- Line Producers : Frédéric Lecamus, Reda Mustafa
- Assistant Operators : Alexis Chelli, Johan Leclaire-Bottarelli
- Production Manager : Franck Bazille
- Sound Editor : Adrien Fougeras
- Continuity supervisor : Laure De Ranchin
- Production Designer : Guillaume Larras
- Sound Mixer : Lionel Guenoun
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama, Psychological drama
- Themes : Family, Paternity, Encounters
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2014
- Runtime : 22 min 26 seconds
- Visa number : 139.963
- Visa issue date : 27/11/2014
- Production formats : HD - HD 2K
- Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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