Synopsis
Zaid, 15, lives near Kabul with his mother and sister. Between school, his friends and his hobbies, he seems to be flourishing in a city in ruins after the war. But when his mother tells him it’s time to get married, his ambitions crumble and the heavy secret of his freedom must come to an end.
Credits
Director (1)
Actresses (4)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Piano Sano Films
Full credits (14)
- Screenwriter : Léa-Jade Horlier
- Director of Photography : Victor Seguin
- Music Composers : François Le Guen, Hubert Caldaguès
- Assistant director : Enes Erbay
- Editor : Mona-Lise Lanfant
- Sound Recordist : Thomas Van Pottelberge
- Costume designer : Ayşenur Ünlü
- Executive Producer : Enes Erbay
- Assistant Operators : Recep Ekrem Mertcan, Ferit Bingöl
- Production Manager : Tonguç Dikmen
- Sound Editor : Dimitri Kharitonnoff
- Production Designer : Abdulvahhab Ayhan
- Grader : Simon Gouffault
- Sound Mixer : Matthieu Fraticelli
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Politics, Misogyny, Freedom
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French
- Production year : 2023
- Runtime : 21 min 25 seconds
- Visa number : 160754
- Production formats : HD-CAM
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 4/3
- Audio format : Digital 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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