A film by Léa-Jade
2024 · 22 minutes · Drama
Original language : Dari (Afghan)
Zaid, 15, lives near Kabul with his mother and sister. Between school, his friends and his hobbies, he seems to be flourishing in a city in ruins after the war. But when his mother tells him it’s time to get married, his ambitions crumble and the heavy secret of his freedom must come to an end.
Feminism · Society · Adolescence · War
Sadaf Asgari · Behi Ataï Djanati · Alice Rahimi · Setia Asadi
- Academy Awards® 2025 – Shortlisted
- César Awards 2025 – Official Selection
- Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival – National Competition
- Brussels Short Film Festival (BSFF) – International Grand Prize
- Paris Courts Devant – Best Acting Award & Grand Prize
- Music & Cinema Festival
- St. Louis International Film Festival
- Fenêtre sur Court
- Cabourg Film Festival
- Villeurbanne Short Film Festival
Directed & written by : Léa-Jade
Director of Photography : Victor Seguin (AFC)
Sound : Thomas Van Pottelberge
Editing : Mona-Lise Lanfant
Sound Editing : Dimitri Kharitonnoff
Mix : Matthieu Fraticelli
Original Score : François Le Guen & Hubert Caldagues
CNC – Aide avant réalisation
Arte France
Procirep & Angoa
