Synopsis
Abdel has been working in a café in France for several years. His wife Zaina stayed on the other side of the Mediterranean. This evening, Abdel's young neighbors are celebrating: new software allowing them to call the homeland has become available. Between excitement and impatience, Abdel gets ready for his first Skype call.
Credits
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Actors (6)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Haïku Films
Full credits (15)
- Executive Producers : Thomas Jaeger, Antoine Delahousse
- Screenwriters : Laure Desmazières, Anaïs Carpita, Marion Desseigne-Ravel
- Director of Photography : Michele Gurrieri
- Music Composer : Grégoire Letouvet
- Assistant director : Camille Pinaudeau
- Editor : Clémence Carré
- Sound recordist : Anne Dupouy
- Costume designer : Sophie Porteu
- Assistant Operator : Michaël Capron
- Production Manager : Vincent Roullet
- Sound editor : Charlotte Butrak
- Continuity supervisor : Pierre Cazeaux
- Production Designer : Pierre Moreau
- Make-up Artist : Myriam Poulet
- Sound Mixer : Niels Barletta
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama, Romantic comedy, Psychological drama
- Themes : Love, Relationships, Exile, Exodus
- Production language : French, Arabic
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2018
- Runtime : 23 min 6 seconds
- Visa number : 147.466
- Visa issue date : 13/11/2018
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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