Upshot

A Short film of

Production year2024

Runtime32 min

Synopsis

After enduring the ordeal of unimaginable loss, Suleiman and Lubna have retired to an isolated farmhouse where they cultivate their garden and passionately debate the life choices of their five children. Until a stranger reveals a poignant truth.

Credits

Director (1)

Maha Haj
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Actors (3)

Mohammad Bakri

Areen Omari

Amer Hlehel

Production and distribution (3)

Co-production : Still Moving

Foreign production companies : August Film, Okta Film

Film exports/foreign sales : MAD Solutions

Full credits (13)

Screenwriter : Maha Haj

Director of Photography : Augustin Bonnet

Music Composer : Munder Odeh

Editor : Véronique Lange

Costume designer : Hamada Atallah

Foreign producers : Hanna Atallah, Ronza Kamel, Paolo Benzi, Teresa Mannino

Co-producers : Juliette Lepoutre, Pierre Menahem

Production manager : Sama Makhoul

Sound Editor : Francesco Albertelli

Production Designer : Saher Dwairy

Make-up Artist : Mikhael Saadi

Sound Mixer : Adrian Baumeister

Sound design : Marta Billingsley

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Fiction
Production language : Arabic
Coproducer countries : Palestine, France, Italy
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : Minority French (Palestine, France, Italy)
Production year : 2024
Runtime : 32 min 43 seconds
Production formats : HD
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 1.85
Audio format : Digital 5.1
Rating restrictions : None

News & awards

News (3)

A look back at the 47th Clermont-Ferrand Festival and 40th Film Market

13 FEBRUARY 2025

Festivals & events

French films reap awards at the Locarno Film Festival

20 AUGUST 2024

News in brief

Selections (2)

Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
France, 2025
International Competition
Locarno Film Festival
Switzerland, 2024
Compétition Corti d'autore

Awards (2)

Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
France, 2025
Prix du public compétition internationale
Locarno Film Festival
Switzerland, 2024
Golden Leopard Award in the Corti d'Autore Competition
Prix du jury jeune compétition Corti d’autore

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