Synopsis
Axel has left Guinea. At the tender age of 8 he discovers the suburbs of Paris and his new school. But his heart has stayed behind, and Axel can’t speak anymore.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Le Collectif Tribudom
Full credits (13)
- Executive Producer : Naïma Di Piero
- Screenwriter : Aurélia Hollart
- Assistant director : Nathalie Japiot
- Editors : Nobuo Coste, Aurélia Hollart
- Sound Recordist : Nicolas Paturle
- Executive Producer : Naïma Di Piero
- Voice : Alain Gomis, Claire Grinevald, Aurélia Hollart
- Production manager : Naïma Di Piero
- Sound Editor : Nikolas Javelle
- Director of Photography : Raphaël Vandenbussche
- Artistic Director : Jules Zingg
- Make-up Artist : Aurélie Cerveau
- Sound Mixer : Nikolas Javelle
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama, Fairy tale
- Themes : Childhood, Immigration, Nostalgia
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2016
- Runtime : 15 min 5 seconds
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
News & awards
Selections (3)
Berlin International Short Film Festival for Young and Children (Kuki)
Germany, 2017
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