Synopsis
On his return from the front, Saava takes a job as a bouncer in a cabaret. Alone and traumatized, he falls in love with one of the employees, for whom he’ll do anything... even if it means plunging back into the violence of war.
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- Executive Producer : Malfamé
- Film exports/foreign sales : Eastwood Agency
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- Executive Producer : Walid Bekhti
- Screenwriter : Lika Nadir
- Director of Photography : Yaroslav Golovkin
- Music Composer : Kirill Koryakovsky
- Assistant Director : Margo Bagdasaryan
- Editor : Rémy Monti
- Sound Recordist : Rémy Monti
- Line Producer : Walid Bekhti
- Camera Operator : Yaroslav Golovkin
- Sound Editor : Rémy Monti
- Continuity supervisor : Lika Nadir
- Production Designer : Julia Orlova
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- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Thriller, Drama
- Themes : War, Love
- Production language : Ukrainian
- Coproducer countries : France (50.0%), Ukraine (50.0%)
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 50% French (France, Ukraine)
- Production year : 2023
- Runtime : 14 min
- Production formats : Digital video
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.89
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : Suitable for all viewers, with warnings
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