Synopsis
The true story of Ahlam, a teenage mother who fled Iraq, driven by a desire for freedom. The narrator recounts her memories in a metaphorical journey through the heart of an airport, where dreams and ghosts of the past mingle.
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- Executive Producer : Piano Sano Films
- Foreign production company : Shaghab films
- Film exports/foreign sales : Piano Sano Films
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- Executive Producer : Idris Lettifi
- Screenwriter : Rand Beiruty
- Assistant director : Scarlett Nimz
- Editor : Abdallah Sada
- Foreign producers : Jude Kawwa, Rand Beiruty
- Associate producers : Moussa Lettifi, Farah El Assi
- Production managers : Idris Lettifi, Alexis Frey-Gobyn
- Animation : Zoé Cadiou, Emma Brun, Colin Gallego
- Colorization : Noémie Chollet, Charlie Banitz
- Artistic directors : Marta Magnuska, Ambre Decruyenaere
- Grader : Valentin Goguet-Chapuis
- Sound Mixer : Régis Diebold
- Sound design : Kinane Moualla
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- Type : Short film
- Genres : Animated film, Documentary
- Sub-genre : Portrait, Drama
- Themes : Childhood, Immigration, Violence
- Production language : Arabic
- Coproducer countries : France (86.0%), Jordan (14.0%)
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