Synopsis
Ryan is a young boxer from the Parisian ghetto. When his mother passes away, he has to go to Algeria to bury her body, according to traditions. When he arrives at the Algiers airport, he is greeted his uncle Youcef, whom he had not seen since his childhood. Ryan is catapulted into a dysfunctional family and an uncle ready to do anything to steal Ryan’s inheritance, a piece of land that used to be his mother’s garden.
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- Executive Producer : Bandini Films
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- Executive Producers : Rafael Andrea Soatto, Laëtitia Denis
- Screenwriters : Lyna Zerrouki, Karim Bengana
- Director of Photography : Sam Cutler-Kreutz
- Music Composer : Mark Henry Phillips
- Assistant Director : Maxence Robin
- Editor : Monique Dartonne
- Sound Recordist : Hafidh Moulfih
- Costume designer : Sonia Merabet
- Line Producers : Karim Bengana, Amina Salem Castaing, Thomas Castaing
- Assistant Operator : Tonino Dem
- Production manager : Amina Salem Castaing
- Sound Editor : Grant Elder
- Continuity supervisors : Sofian Arifi, Siham Chegrani
- Production Designer : Djamel Zouran
- Make-up Artist : Bahia Cherouati
- Sound Mixer : Grant Elder
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama
- Themes : Identity, Family, Death
- Production language : French, Algerian
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2020
- Runtime : 46 min 35 seconds
- Visa number : 150.730
- Visa issue date : 03/08/2020
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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