Synopsis
A Middle Eastern country during a civil war. Ten-year-old Amine lives with her mother and sister in a makeshift house. Between burst of machine gun fire, they try to survive. One day, Amine finds a tiny message on a roll of paper attached to a carrier pigeon's leg.
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Actors (3)
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- Executive Producer : Les Films de la Croisade
Full credits (8)
- Executive Producers : Emmanuel Giraud, Valentine de Blignières
- Screenwriter : Qutaiba Barhamji
- Director of Photography : Emmanuel Trousse
- Assistant Director : Camille Vidal-Naquet
- Editor : Qutaiba Barhamji
- Sound Recordist : Manuel Vidal
- Production Manager : John Dover
- Sound Editor : Manuel Vidal
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Childhood, Exile, Exodus, War
- Production language : Arabic
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2016
- Runtime : 17 min 19 seconds
- Visa number : 143.526
- Visa issue date : 06/04/2016
- Production formats : HD-CAM
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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