Synopsis
Three siblings learn that the land they inherited from their father may be put up for sale. Latifa, the eldest, and Slim, the youngest, don't really believe it, being too accustomed to unfinished deals, while Nadia, the youngest, thinks things will come to a conclusion. Her hope eventually infects the siblings, leading them to spend an evening dreaming of a better life.
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Actors (7)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : CinéFabrique
Full credits (12)
- Screenwriter : Zayneb Bouzid
- Director of photography : Lili Cazals
- Assistant director : Joséphine Brun
- Editor : Antoine Sudre
- Sound recordist : Zélia Leroux-Harchache
- Producer : Sasha Fleury
- Assistant Operator : Grégoire Delattre
- Production Manager : Sasha Fleury
- Sound Editor : Toinou Griffond
- Continuity supervisor : Jules Cottier
- Grader : Lili Cazals
- Sound Mixer : Toinou Griffond
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Dreams, The future, Family
- Production language : Arabic
- Production country : France
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