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Synopsis
Jim 15, who lives in France, has asked his stepfather Abdel to adopt him. So when his father Neil turns up from Britain, Jim – who hasn't seen him in five years - is deeply upset. Neil refuses to give up his rights as Jim's dad and wants to make amends. But isn't it too late? ... What do you say to a father you barely know, who speaks a different language, and whose place is in the past ?
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Takami Productions
Full credits (15)
- Executive Producers : Michel Tavares, Karine Blanc, Émilie Maurel
- Screenwriters : Thady Macnamara, Marie Belhomme
- Director of Photography : Manuel Bolaños
- Music Composer : Ronan Maillard
- Assistant directors : Juliette Guibert, Charlène Brimaud
- Editor : Méloé Poillevé
- Sound recordist : Camille Taillefer
- Costume designer : Léa Yvonnet
- Assistant Operators : Paul Bony, Valentin Frontin, Baptiste Juricic
- Production Manager : Vivien Ferrand
- Continuity supervisor : Juliette Clénet
- Production designers : Aurore Bourget, Alice Martinez
- Grader : Gadiel Bendelac
- Make-up Artist : Fiona Rossini
- Sound Mixer : Xavier Thibault
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Family, Paternity, Identity
- Production language : French, English
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2023
- Runtime : 13 min 2 seconds
- Visa number : 154 607
- Visa issue date : 24/08/0022
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 4/3
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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