Synopsis
Sami is a young Syrian refugee living in Montreal, working at his uncle's restaurant and struggling to cope with the separation from his family. When his hometown is attacked by the Islamic State and no one has any news of Sami's sister, the wait turns into a moment of agony.
Contact :
Camera :
Aurélien Mouveau and Wissam Salem
Decors :
Guillaume Couture and Charlotte Grant
Music :
Mirek Hamet and Radwan Ghazi Moumneh
Sound designer :
Pascal Van Strydonck and Simon Lacelle
Screenplay :
Simon A. Nolan
Cast :
Jean-Sébastien Courchesne, Sinem Kara, Mohamed Lotfi and Eli Jean Tahchi
Image :
Vincent Gonneville
Editing :
Yves Chaput
Spécial effects :
Alain Omer Duranceau
Continuity :
Patrick Aubert
Producer :
Marina Khoury and Rossano Renzi
In competition for :
Direction
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Meryam JobbeurMeryam is a Montreal based director and producer of Tunisian origin. Her first feature film is currently in post-production and is slated for a Spring 2016 release.
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Stephane MoukarzelStéphane is a graduate in Communication Studies at Concordia University and l'INIS in film directing. He is currently writing his first feature.