Synopsis
As a small girl, Adèle Shaykhulova had to leave Russia for France, leaving the rest of her family behind. To make up for this absence, she secretly films their conversations. But, when she learns that her cousin Sonia, with whom she grew up, has cancer, film becomes perhaps the only way to bridge an immeasurable distance.
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- Director of photography : Adèle Shaykhulova
- Editors : Adèle Shaykhulova, Maxime Ducept
- Sound Recordist : Yannis Do Couto
- Producer : Adèle Shaykhulova
- Executive Producer : Adèle Shaykhulova
- Voice-over : Adèle Shaykhulova
- Sound Editor : Yannis Do Couto
- Sound Mixer : Barttolo Labescau
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Immigration, Family, Death
- Production language : French, Tatar language, Russian
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2020
- Runtime : 20 min 38 seconds
- Production formats : Photographic camera - Cellphone
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.78
- Audio format : Digital 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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