Synopsis
Saman lives in the Coptic district of Mokattam in Cairo. Every morning, he goes with his father to collect and sort rubbish and give food waste to their pigs. One day in April, the Egyptian military governement orders the slaughter of all the pigs in Mokattam. Saman decides to go in search for pigs in Cairo. His journey is gradually transformed into a quest for identity.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (4)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Dublin Films
- Co-productions : Lording Road, Le-loKal production, Proarti
Full credits (16)
- Screenwriter : JB Tate
- Director of Photography : Sylvain Rodriguez
- Music Composer : Pierre Estève
- Assistant director : Belsem Errouh Oukhay
- Editor : Sylvie Fauthoux
- Sound Recordist : Julien Sena
- Costume designer : Noura Ben Mahmoud
- Line Producer : Ramses Mahfoudh
- Co-producers : JB Tate, Philippe Aussel, Mathieu Davoust
- Assistant Operator : Siwar Hassine
- Production manager : Lemya Saidane Louati
- Sound Editor : Christophe Girod
- Production Designer : Fatma Madani
- Visual effects : Maxime Rey-Camet
- Make-up Artist : Cyrine Saidi
- Sound Mixer : Christophe Girod
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Adventure
- Themes : Childhood, Minorities, Society
- Production language : Arabic
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2019
- Runtime : 20 min 22 seconds
- Visa number : 149.628
- Visa issue date : 24/08/2020
- Production formats : HD - Digital video
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 2.39
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)