Synopsis
A young boy comes out of church and meets Salomé surrounded by his parents. They exchange looks which does not please their families. With the help of his friend David, the young boy, for love of his sweet heart, in complete innocence will set off into an initiatory journey. He will be confronted with preconceived ideas, contradictions, clichés mainly embodied by his father's intolerance, anti-Semitism and ordinary racism...
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- Executive Producer : Les Films de l'Atmosphère
- Co-production : Créaxion
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- Screenwriter : Frédéric Kofman
- Director of Photography : Anthony Soymie
- Assistant Director : Guillaume Brunet
- Sound Recordist : Jeff Le Hiress
- Co-producer : Micheline Abergel
- Sound Editor : Jeff Le Hiress
- Sound Mixer : Jeff Le Hiress
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Comedy
- Themes : Friendship, Racial discrimination, Religion
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2013
- Runtime : 9 min 23 seconds
- Visa number : 139.194
- Visa issue date : 18/03/2014
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color and Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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