The Kiss

A Short film of

Azedine Kasri

Produced by

Bien ou Bien Productions

Production year2023

Runtime19 min

Synopsis

Meriem and Réda are two young Algerians in love. They're not allowed to kiss in public, and have nowhere private to meet. This simple kiss turns into a real obstacle course. The question is: will they succeed?

Credits

Director (1)

Azedine Kasri
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Actors (6)

Mourad Boudaoud

Anaïs Lazizi

Azedine Kasri

Boualem Zeblah

Hichem Mesbah

Chakib Amarouche

Production and distribution (3)

Executive Producer : Bien ou Bien Productions

Co-production : Birth

Foreign production company : 2 Horloges Production

Full credits (17)

Executive Producer : Zangro

Screenwriters : Azedine Kasri, Médéric De Watteville, Simon Serna

Director of Photography : François Ray

Music Composer : Mordecai

Assistant director : Imène Ayadi

Editor : Camille Reysset

Sound Recordist : Hocine Mellal

Foreign Producer : Yacine Medkour

Line Producer : Hakim Abdelfettah

Co-producer : Hugo Legrand-Nathan

Assistant Operator : Julia Portanier

Production manager : Sarah Chayeb

Sound Editor : Nassim El Mounabbih

Continuity supervisor : Naïma Semghouni

Foley artist : Didier Falk

Grader : Evy Roselet

Sound Mixer : Kinane Moualla

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Fiction
Sub-genre : Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes : The absurd, Love, Tolerance
Production language : Kabyle, Arabic, French
Premier pays de production : France
Coproducer countries : France (80.0%), Algeria (20.0%)
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : Majority French (France, Algeria)
Production year : 2023
Runtime : 19 min 26 seconds
Visa number : 156.315
Visa issue date : 27/04/2023
Production formats : HD Cinemascope
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 2.39
Audio format : Digital 5.1
Rating restrictions : None

News & awards

News (1)

Unifrance at Dakar Court's 6th edition

12 DECEMBER 2023

Festivals & events

Selections (6)

FESPACO
Burkina Faso, 2025
Compétition officielle
FIFF
Belgium, 2024
FIFF Campus
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
France, 2024
Regards d'Afrique
Dakar Court
2023
Compétition officielle

Awards (2)

FESPACO
Burkina Faso, 2025
Poulain de bronze
Dakar Court
2023
Prix de la meilleure production journalistique

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