Synopsis
Lela lives in a suburban house wih her husband and their children. They share the house with another family. In their small garden, she offers a cup of tea to the two Frenchwomen who have come to film a portrait of her. She recounts her journey from Georgia, talks about her life here as an illegal immigrant waiting for her request for political asylum to be granted.
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- Executive Producer : La Petite Prod
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- Executive Producer : Camille Chandellier
- Screenwriters : Basile Remaury, Camille Chandellier
- Director of Photography : Noé Bach
- Assistant Director : Simon Thuau
- Editor : Anaïs Leroux
- Costume designer : Vanessa Ailleaume
- Assistant Operator : Marine Beauguion
- Camera Operator : Noé Bach
- Production manager : Laure Van Vlasselaer
- Sound Editor : Martin Gracineau
- Production Designer : Vanessa Ailleaume
- Sound Mixer : Thomas Fourel
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Portrait, Research - Experimental
- Themes : Immigration, Society, Politics
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2015
- Runtime : 12 min 17 seconds
- Visa number : 143.041
- Visa issue date : 26/11/2015
- Production formats : HD 2K
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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