Credits
Director Yann Mounir Demange
Writer Yann Mounir Demange and Rosa Attab
Producer Alexandre Mattiussi & Gary Farkas & Clément Lepoutre & Olivier Muller & Rosa Attab & Maëva Tenneroni
Project Type Short
Runtime 19 minutes
Country of Origin France/United Kingdom
Synopsis
Returning to Paris, his birthplace, a man (Riz Ahmed) moves through memories of his past and surreal fragments of the present, searching for connection with his estranged father (Yousfi Henine). On his journey, he meets a French Algerian woman (Souheila Yacoub) who welcomes him into her world. As their intimacy grows, he is confronted with his shame and fears while exploring his lost Arab identity… Behind Paris is Algiers.
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