Synopsis
Ali, a young Moroccan student, arrives to study in France and has to stay with his cousin Mo for a few days before starting university. He will not land in the Paris of his dreams but in the suburb of Clichy-Montfermeil in Seine-Saint-Denis. Disillusionment will give way to beautiful, touching and singular encounters in the heart of a neighborhood with great diversity.
Credits
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Actors (2)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producers : Lyly Films, Iconoclast Films
Full credits (16)
- Executive Producers : Ladj Ly, Amade Ly, Mourad Belkeddar
- Screenwriter : Bilel Chikri
- Director of Photography : Nicolas Loir
- Assistant Director : Arthur Guerrand
- Editor : Gabriel Viallet
- Sound Recordist : Charlie Cabocel
- Costume designer : Nouta Kiaïe
- Line Producer : Walid Bekhti
- Assistant Operators : Vincent Toubel, Romain Malavoy
- Camera Operator : Nicolas Loir
- Production Manager : Vincent Vève
- Sound Editor : Loïc Canevet
- Production Designer : Félicien Pinot
- Special Effects : Yéléna Dos Santos
- Make-up Artist : Yasmine Bouzi
- Sound Mixer : Loïc Canevet
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Comedy, Social comedy
- Themes : Identity, Family, Suburbia
- Production language : French, Arabic
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2021
- Runtime : 19 min 5 seconds
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.77
- Audio format : Digital 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)