By Mutual Agreement (À l’amiable)
Ajyal Competition - Ajyal Youth Film Festival 2015
Rémy Cayuela / Short Narrative / France / 2014 / 12 min / Colour / DCP2K / In French / Arabic, English subtitles / MENA Premiere
Rated: Parental guidance advised for viewers under the age of 15. Individuals under the age of 15 are not admitted into cinemas unless accompanied by an individual aged 18 or over.
Synopsis
Guillaume and Caroline have decided to end their marriage, so they throw dice to determine who gets what – the apartment, the car, their best friend. But when it comes to deciding who will keep their five-year-old son Daniel, they conclude it is he who has driven them apart – and decide to do something about it. Their absurd attempts to rid themselves of their “problem” colour a very black comedy about the very real issue of parents who put their selfish wants ahead of caring for their children.
Credits
- Director
- Rémy Cayuela
- Screenwriter
- Rémy Cayuela, Gaëlle Bellan
- Producer
- Olivier Berlemont, Emilie Dubois
- Editor
- Edouard Mailaender
- Music
- Sylvain Morizet
- Cinematographer
- Benjamin Rufi
- Production Company
- Origine Films
- Cast
- Anouk Féral, Alexandre Steiger, Timothé Vom Dorp