An Urban Allegory

A Short film of

Alice Rohrwacher, JR

Produced by

Ad Vitam Court, Social Animals

Production year2024

Runtime21 min

Synopsis

In The Allegory of the Cave, Plato wonders: what would happen if one of the prisoners managed to break free from his chains and escape from the cave? What if that prisoner was Jay, a little boy aged 12?

Credits

Directors (2)

Alice Rohrwacher
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JR
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Actors (3)

Naïm El Kaldaoui

Lyna Khoudri

Leos Carax

Production and distribution (4)

Executive Producers : Ad Vitam Court, Social Animals

Co-production : Arte France Cinéma

Film exports/foreign sales : The Match Factory

French distribution : Ad Vitam

Full credits (16)

Executive Producers : Alexandra Henochsberg, Pierre-François Piet, Marc Azoulay

Screenwriters : Alice Rohrwacher, JR

Director of photography : Daria D'Antonio

Music Composer : Thomas Bangalter

Assistant directors : Francesca Coticoni, Clothilde Carenco

Editor : Nelly Quettier

Sound Recordist : Erwan Kerzanet

Costume designer : Isabelle Pannetier

Production Manager : Nicolas Avram

Press Attaché (film) : Matilde Incerti

Production Designer : Santo Krappmann

Choreographer : Damien Jalet

Visual effects : Victor Haegelin

Make-up Artist : Margaux Rousse-Malpat

Sound Mixer : Maxence Ciekawy

Post-production supervisor : Déborah Aumard-Unger

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Fiction
Production language : French
Production country : France
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : 100% French (France)
Production year : 2024
Runtime : 21 min
Visa number : 163.897
Visa issue date : 21/03/2025
Production formats : HD
Color type : Color and Black & White
Aspect ratio : 1.85
Audio format : 5.1
Rating restrictions : None

News & awards

News (3)

French short films tour the world: Summer 2025

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Festivals & events

French short films worldwide: April 2025

04 MAY 2025

News in brief

Selections (6)

Melbourne International Film Festival
Australia, 2025
International Competition
Hong Kong International Film Festival
Hong Kong, 2025
Programmes spéciaux
Masters & Auteurs - Auteurs
Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
Taiwan, 2024
Programmes spéciaux
Seminci
Spain, 2024
Official Selection

Resources

Presskit(1)

an-urban-allegory-presskit-french.pdf

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