An Orange from Jaffa

A Short film of

Mohammed Almughanni

Produced by

Synecdoche

Production year2023

Runtime26 min

Synopsis

Mohammed, a young Palestinian, is desperately looking for a taxi to take him through an Israeli checkpoint. The driver, Farouk, discovers that Mohammed has already failed to cross the checkpoint. Trouble begins.

Credits

Director (1)

Mohammed Almughanni
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Actors (4)

Samer Bisharat

Kamel El Basha

Diaa Mughrabi

Ameer Khlawe

Production and distribution (3)

Executive Producer : Synecdoche

Foreign production companies : Studio Indeks, Lumisenta

Film exports/foreign sales : L'Agence du court métrage

Full credits (18)

Executive Producer : David Frenkel

Screenwriter : Mohammed Almughanni

Director of Photography : Maciej Edelman

Music Composer : Robert Logan

Assistant Director : Saad Mahfouz

Editor : Natalia Jacheć

Sound recordist : Aleksandra Landsmann

Costume designer : Wafa Hassan Alazzeh

Foreign producers : Marcin Malatynski, Patryk Sielecki

Line Producers : Rashid Abdelhamid, Michael Zananiri

Assistant Operator : Wolciech Bibel

Production manager : Adrianna Rędzia

Sound editor : Aleksandra Landsmann

Continuity supervisor : Loa Morell

Production Designer : Amer Abu Mattar

Grader : Michal Herman

Make-up Artist : Hanady Alazzeh

Sound Mixer : Filip Krzemien

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Fiction
Sub-genre : Drama, Drama, Black comedy
Themes : The absurd, Conflict, War
Production language : Arabic, Hebrew, English
Coproducer countries : France (76.92%), Poland (23.08%)
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : Majority French (France, Poland)
Production year : 2023
Runtime : 26 min 49 seconds
Visa number : 157.313
Visa issue date : 27/09/2023
Production formats : HD-CAM
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 1.85
Audio format : Digital 5.1
Rating restrictions : None

News & awards

News (2)

French short films tour the world: June 2025

01 JULY 2025

Festivals & events

French short films worldwide: March 2025

09 APRIL 2025

News in brief

Selections (15)

Norwegian Short Film Festival (Grimstad)
Norway, 2025
Compétition internationale
Cracow International Documentary & Short Film Festival
Poland, 2025
International Competition
REGARD - Festival International du court-métrage au Saguenay
Canada, 2025
Programme thématique
Dakar Court
2024
Programme spécial

Awards (4)

Aix-en-Provence Tous Courts Short Film Festival
France, 2024
Prix du public
Youth Jury Prize
Leeds International Film Festival (LIFF)
Great Britain, 2024
Louis le Prince Prize for Best Short Film
Cracow International Documentary & Short Film Festival
Poland, 2024
Prize for Best European Short Film
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
France, 2024
Grand prix compétition internationale

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