Synopsis
With looming threats in her own country, Neda, a Syrian student, takes refuge in France, leaving her mother and young brother in the war zone. Worried sick, she constantly tries to contact them on Skype, but it's difficult to get a connection, and her anxiety from living in exile only worsens.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (4)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producers : Blue Train Films, Echo Films
- Foreign production company : Ezekiel Film Production
Full credits (18)
- Executive Producer : Michel Zana
- Screenwriter : Katia Jarjoura
- Director of Photography : Thomas Favel
- Assistant Director : Victor Baussonnie
- Editors : Ranwa Stephan, David Pujol
- Sound Recordist : Jérôme Ayasse
- Costume designer : Céline Brelaud
- Foreign Producer : Antoun Sehnaoui
- Executive Producer : Alice Ormières
- Assistant Operator : Matthieu De Castelet
- Camera Operator : Thomas Favel
- Production Manager : Paul Sergent
- Sound Editor : Benoît Gargonne
- Continuity supervisor : Nadine Asmar
- Production Designer : Erwan Le Floc'H
- Grader : Élie Akoka
- Make-up Artist : Cindy Lécuyer
- Sound Mixer : Jean-Guy Véran
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama
- Themes : Conflict, War, Exile, Emigration, Intrigue, Politics
- Production language : Arabic, French
- Coproducer countries : France, United States
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France, United States)
- Production year : 2017
- Runtime : 29 min 57 seconds
- Visa number : 147.746
- Visa issue date : 25/05/2018
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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