Synopsis
After twenty years, Samir, a former militiaman presumed to be dead, reappears in the life of his young brother Omar, now a bodyguard in Beirut. Between dramatic and comic situations, Samir must face the reality of a country to which he no longer belongs.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (4)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Aurora Films
- Foreign production company : Né à Beyrouth Films
Full credits (15)
- Executive Producer : Charlotte Vincent
- Screenwriters : Wissam Charaf, Mariette Désert
- Director of Photography : Martin Rit
- Assistant Director : Victor Baussonnie
- Editor : William Laboury
- Sound Recordist : Emmanuel Zouki
- Costume designer : Jessica Saba
- Foreign Producer : Pierre Sarraf
- Executive Producer : Charlotte Vincent
- Assistant Operator : Camille Bertin
- Production Manager : Benjamin Lanlard
- Continuity supervisor : Zalfa Seurat
- Production Designer : Farah Naboulsi
- Make-up Artist : Alice Tawil
- Sound Mixer : Paul Jousselin
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Politics, Family, Exile, Exodus
- Production language : Arabic
- Coproducer countries : France, Lebanon
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France, Lebanon)
- Production year : 2016
- Runtime : 45 min
- Visa number : 144.838
- Visa issue date : 21/12/2016
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.33
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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