Synopsis
This is the story of a man, an activist from way back, who finds himself exiled from his own country, from his hometown of Haifa. He moves to Beirut, but he does not feel at home there. Beirut belongs to everyone. He cannot feel at home in his own country, or anywhere else.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (11)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Orok Films
Full credits (14)
- Executive Producer : Salam Jawad
- Screenwriters : Salam Jawad, Marc Ruchmann
- Director of Photography : Yossi Shalev
- Music Composer : Marc Ruchmann
- Assistant director : Leila Fenton
- Editor : Marc Ruchmann
- Sound recordists : Oni Elbar, Yahav Shemesh
- Costume designer : Doron Ashkenazi
- Executive Producer : Salam Jawad
- Assistant Operator : Boaz Olander
- Production Manager : Tony Copti
- Sound Editor : Benoît Héry
- Special Effects : Alexandre Athané
- Sound Mixer : Benoît Héry
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Exile, Exodus, Freedom, Politics
- Production language : Hebrew, Arabic
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2018
- Runtime : 20 min
- Visa number : 146.318
- Visa issue date : 06/06/2018
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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