Synopsis
In the projects scorching beneath the summer sun, eleven-year-old Kader tries to observe Ramadan for the first time. He is accompanied, despite Kader's reluctance, by his best friend Rudy, who isn't Muslim and who considers this tradition a new game. To survive this day, the two children must elude hunger, thirst, and boredom.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (7)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Melocoton Films
- Film exports/foreign sales : Interfilm Berlin
Full credits (16)
- Executive Producer : Archibald Martin
- Screenwriter : Abdenoure Ziane
- Director of photography : Alexandra De Saint Blanquat
- Music Composer : Julie Roué
- Assistant Director : Pierre Lagardère
- Editor : Julie Lena
- Sound Recordist : Colin Favre-Bulle
- Costume designer : Marine Galliano
- Assistant Operator : Émile Boré
- Production Manager : Hugo Riggi
- Sound editors : Armin Reiland, Colin Favre-Bulle
- Continuity supervisor : Noëllie Maugard
- Production Designer : Saïda Kitar
- Casting : Mathilde Poymiro
- Special Effects : Garance Poinot-Widmann
- Sound Mixer : Simon Apostolou
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Comedy, Burlesque comedy
- Themes : Friendship, Family, Religion
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2020
- Runtime : 18 min 2 seconds
- Visa number : 152.109
- Visa issue date : 12/06/2020
- Production formats : HD Cinemascope
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 2.39
- Audio format : DTS 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
News & awards
Selections (9)
San Francisco International Film Festival
United States, 2021
Golden Gate Award International Competition
Awards (2)
Resources
Website(1)
https://melocotonfilms.com/jeune-dete/
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