Synopsis
Ryta and her family come from the Roma community and have just moved into a low-income housing estate. She is fascinated by Kaïs, a young man her own age who lives in her building and has a passion for pétanque. So she decides to learn to play pétanque, a sport that leads to unexpected and touching encounters, synonymous with life in social housing.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (4)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : 1000 Visages Production
Full credits (16)
- Screenwriters : Elia Merlot, Yannis Bouskri
- Director of photography : Cyla Goutaudier
- Music Composer : Cedryck Santens
- Assistant Director : Lucas Bonifacj
- Editor : Florent Thomas
- Sound Recordist : François Roure
- Executive Producer : Elia Merlot
- Assistant Operators : Paco Bernier, Mathieu Lambert
- Production manager : Narjiss Jamoussi
- Sound Editor : Vincent Pateau
- Continuity supervisor : Arthur Vizet
- Production Designers : Assa Dramé, Samuel Allouche, Jorge Rico Bautista, Sophia Bardavelidze, Mathys Citerne
- Casting : Elia Merlot
- Grader : Julian Nouveau
- Make-up Artists : Meï-Ly Hanson, Aurélie Guendjian
- Sound Mixer : Vincent Pateau
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Romantic comedy, Social comedy, Comedy
- Themes : Friendship, Suburbia, Love
- Production language : French, Romanian
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2023
- Runtime : 19 min 22 seconds
- Visa number : 162.169
- Visa issue date : 30/10/2024
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Digital 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
News & awards
Selections (1)
Berlin International Short Film Festival for Young and Children (Kuki)
Germany, 2024
Compétition adolescents

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