Synopsis
Xiao Mei, 20, recently moved to Paris from China. She lives from small jobs and shares a makeshift room in the 13th arrondissement with Rayan, a young Algerian in the same situation as her. She knows very little about him, but together they share moments of intimacy that help them cope with their daily lives. One day, Rayan disappears.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (3)
Production and distribution (4)
- Executive Producer : Les Valseurs
- Film exports/foreign sales : Shortcuts
- French distribution : Shortcuts
- Foreign distributor (short film) : Shortcuts
Full credits (9)
- Screenwriter : Yaqian Zhang
- Director of photography : Julia Mingo
- Music Composer : Avran Thépault
- Editor : Raphaëlle Martin-Holgier
- Sound recordist : Salomé Renaud
- Costume designers : Amanda Silean, Marine Sanlaville
- Producer : Clara Marquardt
- Sound Editor : Éric Chevalier
- Production Designers : Joséphine Rébéna, Hugo Raffoul de Comarmond, Isabelle Oliveri, Juliette Jeammes
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Experimental, Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama, Experimental, Drama
- Themes : Love, City, Immigration, Solitude/loneliness, Encounters
- Production language : Arabic, Mandarin, French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2026
- Runtime : 20 min 50 seconds
- Visa issue date : 11/03/2026
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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