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Four of the year's best drama shorts are found in this stunning program. A revered small-town Imam faces a crisis of faith when he must choose between upholding the values of his mosque or protecting the safety and spiritual belonging of a trans man congregant; an absurdist tragedy set in a repressive society where kissing is punishable by death and people pay for things by receiving slaps to the face; Angine, an unhappy woman, shops compulsively in a department store. There, she becomes fascinated by an ingenuous salesgirl; for two men displaced in the hell of the German meat industry, something lies between them, and something makes them dream again; when Vidya, a 62-year-old recently widowed Indian woman sublets a room in her house to a 19-year-old Black gay man, she re-discovers her sense of self and her love for makeup, despite complications from the family.
An absurdist tragedy set in a repressive society where kissing is punishable by death, and people pay for things by receiving slaps to the face. Angine, an unhappy woman, shops compulsively in a department store. There, she becomes fascinated by an ingenuous salesgirl. Despite the prohibition of kissing, the two become close, raising the suspicions of a jealous colleague.
- Year2024
- Runtime35 minutes
- LanguageFrench
- CountryFrance
- GenreShort, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- DirectorNatalie Musteata, Alexandre Singh
- ScreenwriterNatalie Musteata, Alexandre Singh
- ProducerVioleta Kreimer, Valentina Merli, Natalie Musteata, Alexandre Singh
- Co-ProducerZar Amir, Carol Cohen, Guillaume Houzé
- CastZar Amir, Luàna Bajrami, Aurélie Boquien, and Vicky Krieps.
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This film is eligible for an Audience Award—your vote helps us spotlight the stories that resonate most! Unlock this film to watch and make your voice heard.
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Four of the year's best drama shorts are found in this stunning program. A revered small-town Imam faces a crisis of faith when he must choose between upholding the values of his mosque or protecting the safety and spiritual belonging of a trans man congregant; an absurdist tragedy set in a repressive society where kissing is punishable by death and people pay for things by receiving slaps to the face; Angine, an unhappy woman, shops compulsively in a department store. There, she becomes fascinated by an ingenuous salesgirl; for two men displaced in the hell of the German meat industry, something lies between them, and something makes them dream again; when Vidya, a 62-year-old recently widowed Indian woman sublets a room in her house to a 19-year-old Black gay man, she re-discovers her sense of self and her love for makeup, despite complications from the family.
An absurdist tragedy set in a repressive society where kissing is punishable by death, and people pay for things by receiving slaps to the face. Angine, an unhappy woman, shops compulsively in a department store. There, she becomes fascinated by an ingenuous salesgirl. Despite the prohibition of kissing, the two become close, raising the suspicions of a jealous colleague.
- Year2024
- Runtime35 minutes
- LanguageFrench
- CountryFrance
- GenreShort, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
- Subtitle LanguageEnglish
- DirectorNatalie Musteata, Alexandre Singh
- ScreenwriterNatalie Musteata, Alexandre Singh
- ProducerVioleta Kreimer, Valentina Merli, Natalie Musteata, Alexandre Singh
- Co-ProducerZar Amir, Carol Cohen, Guillaume Houzé
- CastZar Amir, Luàna Bajrami, Aurélie Boquien, and Vicky Krieps.