L'Américain
A Short film of
Production year2023
Synopsis
To stave off boredom and attract attention, Malik tells three young people in his neighborhood that he's leaving for the USA. He's lying, but the news quickly spreads around the neighborhood and Malik becomes a symbol of hope and pride for everyone.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (14)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : GREC - Groupe de Recherches et d'Essais Cinématographiques
- Film exports/foreign sales : L'Agence du court métrage
Full credits (9)
- Executive Producer : Anne Luthaud
- Screenwriter : Maxime Renard
- Director of Photography : Charles Lesur
- Music Composer : Amin Goudarzi
- Editor : Tyliann Tondeur-Grozdanovitch
- Sound recordist : Chiara Nardo
- Sound Editor : Valentin Brion
- Continuity supervisor : Alain Petiteau
- Sound Mixer : Valentin Brion
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2023
- Runtime : 23 min 7 seconds
- Production formats : HD 2K
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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