During the summer, 16-year-old Najib spends his days gaming until his mother, Asma, informs him of their elderly Algerian neighbor's passing. Intrigued, Najib takes the keys to his apartment, uncovering an unexpected world within.
* Part of the program “Curtas 3”
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Year: 2024
Country: France
Language: french
Subtitles: english
With: Adil Bettahrat, Darina Al Joundi, Steven Yan
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Valentin Noujaïm
France
Valentin Noujaïm (1991) was born in France, to Lebanese and Egyptian parents. He graduated from the Script department of La Fémis in 2020. In 2024, his short documentary Pacific Club was selected for the French César, while his new short fiction was selected in the Tiger Shorts competition in Rotterdam. His work is crossed by the question of disappearance as a political tool, questioning the relationships of force and domination at work.