Synopsis
Beirut, 1982. To see his fiancée, Gabriel has to cross a bridge guarded by snipers. This evening, it is the opening of the World cup, all Beirut watches this match! Will the snipers give in to the fever of the football, allowing the old Plymouth of Gabriel and his friend Mokthar to pass?
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- Executive Producer : Caïmans Productions
- Co-production : ARTE France
- Film exports/foreign sales : L'Agence du court métrage
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- Executive Producer : Jérôme Barthélemy
- Screenwriters : Zaven Najjar, Camille Lugan
- Music Composers : Marc Codsi, Zeid Hamdan
- Editor : Grégoire Sivan
- Author of original work : Alexandre Najjar
- Sound Editor : Fabrice Gerardi
- Sound Mixer : Loïc Moniotte
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- Type : Short film
- Genres : Animated film
- Sub-genre : 2D & 3D animation, Literary adaptation , Drama
- Themes : Love, Conflict, War
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2015
- Runtime : 8 min 50 seconds
- Visa number : 139.648
- Visa issue date : 12/06/2015
- Production formats : Digital creation - HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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Adapted from L'École de la guerre by Alexandre Najjar.
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