Synopsis
Eighteen-year-old Lila has recently started wearing the headscarf, much to the dismay of her family. Today, Lila's family is gathered around the Eid meal. But Lila is really not in a state to celebrate. After an argument with her boyfriend, she's in a sullen mood. Worried, she decides to slip away.
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Actors (11)
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- Executive Producer : La Cellule Productions
- Foreign production company : Doha Film Institute
- Film exports/foreign sales : Shortcuts
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- Executive producers : Marion Barré, Soyo Giaoui
- Screenwriter : Sabrina Idiri Chemloul
- Director of photography : Nastasja Saerens
- Music Composer : Faraj Suleiman
- Assistant Director : Théo Sobelman
- Editor : Ludivine Saës
- Sound Recordist : Pierre-Albert Vivet
- Costume designer : Cassandre Faës
- Line producers : Marion Barré, Soyo Giaoui
- Sound Assistant : Philémon Schaffhauser
- Assistant Operator : Tom Durand
- Production manager : Judith Abitbol
- Sound Editor : Martin Cadieux-Rouillard
- Continuity supervisor : Manon Bernard
- Production Designer : Julien Dréan
- Casting : Viggie
- Grader : Jean-Philippe Lejeune
- Make-up Artist : Louise Coudret
- Sound Mixer : Frédéric Hamelin
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Portrait
- Themes : Adolescence, Religion, Family
- Production language : French, Arabic
- Coproducer countries : France (92.0%), Qatar (8.0%)
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France, Qatar)
- Production year : 2022
- Runtime : 22 min 21 seconds
- Visa number : 155.217
- Visa issue date : 27/09/2022
- Production formats : HD-CAM
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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