Synopsis
Surrendering to razors and scissors, Emran, Gadisa, and Maher have their hair cut and their beards trimmed. Sitting in front of a mirror, their thoughts drift between memories of their homeland and the tragic events that brought them here, to the Calais Jungle. As their faces lighten up, they patiently contemplate their present lives and what the future holds. With the Jungle soon to be dismantled and a new chapter in their lives about to begin, this film questions the image that we have in Europe of migrants.
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Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Xbo Films
- Film exports/foreign sales : La Luna Diffusion, L'Agence du court métrage
Full credits (10)
- Executive Producer : Luc Camilli
- Director of Photography : Émilien Cancet
- Music Composer : Jérôme Cancet
- Editors : Émilien Cancet, Gustavo Almenara
- Sound Recordist : Gustavo Almenara
- Line Producer : Luc Camilli
- Camera Operator : Émilien Cancet
- Production Manager : Luc Camilli
- Sound editors : Émilien Cancet, Gustavo Almenara
- Sound Mixer : Sylvain Jampy
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary
- Sub-genre : Auteur documentary, Portrait
- Themes : Immigration, Exile, Exodus, War
- Production language : Pashto, Ethiopian, Arabic
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2017
- Runtime : 16 min 13 seconds
- Visa number : 147.678
- Visa issue date : 20/02/2018
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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