Synopsis
Yalda is young immigrant in France. Although she promised herself she'd never have children, she becomes pregnant so she can't be deported. Torn between the sadness of breaking her promise and the fear of deportation, what will she do with this child?
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Le-loKal production
Full credits (11)
- Executive Producer : Philippe Aussel
- Screenwriter : Roshan Roshanak
- Director of Photography : Benjamin Ziegler
- Music Composer : Shadi Fathi
- Assistant director : Céline Van Eetvelde
- Editor : Paul Pirritano
- Sound recordists : Cyril Legrain, Pierre-Alain Pedeberade
- Sound Editor : Cyril Legrain
- Production designers : Golnaz Behrouznia, Céline Van Eetvelde
- Visual effects : Anthony Lassus
- Sound Mixer : Cyril Legrain
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Animated film
- Sub-genre : Under-the-camera animation, Animation of objects, Paper cut-outs, Fairy tale, Psychological drama
- Themes : Motherhood, Emigration, War
- Production language : French, Persian
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2016
- Runtime : 14 min
- Visa number : 144.876
- Visa issue date : 31/08/2016
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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Resources
Website(1)
http://www.lelokalproduction.com/production/yalda
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