Synopsis
Lisa gives refuge to a Somalian family, while they are waiting for their notification to foreigners services. In Lisa's house, two worlds are meeting , between benevolence and difficulty in communicating. In the silence, doubt and anxiety are rasing. Beyond the reason?
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (6)
Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producer : Doo Bop Films
- Foreign production company : Hélicotronc
- Film exports/foreign sales : L’Agence belge du court métrage, Manifest
Full credits (14)
- Executive Producer : Sébastien De Fonseca
- Screenwriter : Catherine Cosme
- Director of Photography : Tristan Galand
- Assistant director : Sarah Carlot
- Editor : Julie Naas
- Sound recordist : Marie Paulus
- Costume designer : Hélène Honhon
- Foreign producers : Julie Esparbes, Anthony Rey
- Assistant Operator : Alexandre Cabanne
- Production manager : Sarah Dufossé
- Sound editor : Sarah Gouret
- Continuity supervisor : Aurélie Nolf
- Production Designer : Lisa Étienne
- Sound Mixer : Mathieu Cox
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama
- Themes : Immigration, Communication, Family
- Production language : French, Somali
- Coproducer countries : Belgium, France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Minority French (Belgium, France)
- Production year : 2018
- Runtime : 24 min 53 seconds
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.89
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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