Genealogy of Violence

A Short film of

Mohamed Bourouissa

Produced by

Division

Production year2024

Runtime15 min

Synopsis

A young man sits in the car with his girlfriend. Two policemen in an unmarked car pull up to command a routine identity check. They invite him out and proceed methodically to a pat-down, as he stands in front of the car, under the dismayed eyes of his girlfriend.

Credits

Director (1)

Mohamed Bourouissa
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Actors (4)

Nina Zem

Bilel Chegrani

Norman Paraisy

Lucas Mortier

Production and distribution (3)

Executive Producer : Division

Co-production : Mohamed Bourouissa Studio

Film exports/foreign sales : Manifest

Full credits (5)

Screenwriters : Mohamed Bourouissa, Jean-René Étienne, Abdoul Aziz Touré

Director of Photography : Paul Guilhaume

Music Composer : Lyla

Editor : Rafael Torres Calderón

Co-producer : Mohamed Bourouissa

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Fiction, Experimental
Sub-genre : Drama
Themes : Violence, Youth, Racial discrimination, Society
Production language : French
Production country : France
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : 100% French (France)
Production year : 2024
Runtime : 15 min 15 seconds
Production formats : HD
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 16/9
Audio format : 5.1
Rating restrictions : None

News & awards

Selections (2)

Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
France, 2025
National Competition
Winterthur International Short Film Festival
Switzerland, 2024
International Competition

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