by Mehdi Hamnane and Yanis Hamnane, France, 2023, 26' -in competition-national premiere
Suleyman, a Senegalese migrant waiting for a residence permit in Paris, becomes involved with Kader, a drug trafficker who exploits him. Forced to move into a vacant apartment in an apartment complex, he meets Ibrahim, a 16-year-old probationer. Initially suspicious of each other, they gradually develop an unexpected friendship, finding comfort and support in their bond. Awarded in France and Belgium
Tags #relationships #migrants
Yanis Hamnane was born in Colombes, in 1990. Mehdi Hamnane was born in Colombes in 1994. Passionate about cinema from an early age, they dreamed of being filmmakers. In 2012, Mehdi joined ESRA. His graduation short film Talion (2015), produced with the help of Yanis, was selected in more than twenty festivals worldwide and awarded several times.
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