Synopsis
Dounia, a young French-Russian woman, returns to Russia to say goodbye to her dying father, whom she hasn't seen for ten years. Upon her arrival, her stepmother tells her that he has passed away. She stays for the funeral and discovers the existence of her half-brother. Through their shared grief, she manages to get closer to the father she has lost.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (5)
Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producer : Denan Productions
- Foreign production company : Wild Kids Production
- Film exports/foreign sales : Sisteria Films
Full credits (7)
- Executive Producer : David Yol
- Screenwriter : Lada Egorova
- Director of photography : Ellin Aldana
- Music Composer : Franco Perry
- Editor : Valentin Disant
- Sound Recordist : Tyler Dietrich
- Executive Producer : Ciara Ray
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama
- Themes : Family, Death
- Production language : Russian
- Coproducer countries : France, United States
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France, United States)
- Production year : 2024
- Runtime : 18 min 21 seconds
- Visa number : 162.542
- Visa issue date : 27/05/2025
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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