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AMIRA

 

Directed by Isabelle Mayor, 2014

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SYNOPSIS

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AMIRA, a 17 years old girl, works as a novice butcher. She tries to tame her desire that she feels for BENJI, a boy from her class.
To test her feelings, she proposes him to come with her and sacrifice a lamb according to Muslim rite.

Performance

Sofia LESAFFRE

Eliott OLIVRIE

Baya BELAL

Abdel Baki BOUSMAHA

Inès CHAARAOUI-MATTEI

Gilles GUÉRIN

Lorenzo MAZZEI

Isabelle MAYOR

Jacques ROUAULT

Technical Crew

Directed & written by
Isabelle MAYOR

 

​​Photography
Julia MINGO

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Editing
Émilie MORIER

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Sound
Clément MALEO

Adrien KESSLER

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Music
Alexandre GEINDRE

Technical Data

Fiction - France - 2014

18 minutes - 1.85 - Color - 5.1

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Versions

French

French with english subtitles

Production

Nicolas BREVIÈRE - Local Films

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Distribution

Local Films Distribution

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International Sales
Local Films

Partners

CNC : Aide au programme

RTS

Festivals

Clap 89 / France

Ca' Foscari / Italy

Journées de Soleure / Switzerland

Festival Premiers Plans d'Angers / France

KinoFest / Romania

Shnit Swiss Made / Switzerland

FestiFrance / Brazil

Cinéma méditerranéen de Montpellier / France

TRAILER

Born in Lausanne in 1980, Isabelle MAYOR is a film director and programmer. In 2005, after completing a master's degree in sociology and journalism at the University of Fribourg (Switzerland), she began her career as an editor. During the 64th Cannes Film Festival, she won a Beaumarchais SACD grant and was awarded the Jury Mention for creation during the Valences Screenwriters' Festival writing marathon. In 2012, she directed “Stag in Hong Kong”. Programmer for the Rencontres européennes du moyen métrage and the Festival de Brive, Isabelle MAYOR is also a member of ACiD. She was a juror at the 65th Locarno International Film Festival for the short film section (Pardi di domani).

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CONTACT

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75002 PARIS

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Phone: +33 (0)1.44.93.73.59 

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