Synopsis
The discovery of a class photo from 1967 and the death of my mother in 2002 led me to revisit my youth spent in Bobigny when I arrived from Algeria in 1962. In a devastated landscape, exceptional women heal the wounds and lead young people of all origins toward a better future. They are: conductor, Zahia Ziouani, actress, Souad Amidou, movie theater director, Zoé Barboff, journalist and film club organizer, Catherine Ruelle, child and adolescent psychiatrist, Marie-Rose Moro.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Les Films de la Passion
- Co-production : Téléssonne
Full credits (5)
- Executive Producer : Béatrice Jalbert
- Screenwriter : Jacqueline Gozland
- Directors of photography : Isabelle Fermont, Jeanne Lapoirie
- Editor : Marie-Jo Audiard
- Sound Recordist : Emmanuel Le Gall
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary
- Themes : Culture, Immigration
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2009
- Runtime : 55 min
- Production formats : Digital video
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)