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The Kiss

Fall Grants 2019 - Production Stage

Azedine KASRI / Short Narrative / France, Algeria, Qatar / 15 min / Original Language: Arabic, French / Interests: Comedy, Social Issues

Synopsis

Meriem and Reda are two young Algerian lovers, who have still not managed to exchange their first kiss. This simple desire will turn into a real obstacle course for them. Reda despairs, but Meriem has an idea; they’re going to register for a first aid class. Will they finally get to kiss each other during the mouth-to-mouth exercise?

Credits

Director
Azedine Kasri
Screenwriter
Azedine Kasri, Simon Serna, Médéric De Watteville
Producer
Sylvain De Zangroniz
Production Company
Bien Ou Bien Productions

About the Director

Azedine Kasri is a French-Algerian actor and filmmaker. He began his career as an actor, playing in several feature films. In 2017, he directed his first short film, ‘507 Hours’, and later attended La Fémis, where he directed ‘Territories’, his second short film, which gained international recognition. The film was selected in over 50 festivals and won more than ten prizes. In 2023, he directed ‘Boussa’, his latest short movie. Currently, he is writing his first feature film, ‘To Leave or To Stay?’, produced by Emma Javaux (Une Fille Productions).

Contacts

  • Main Contact

    Laetitia Stoffel

    Company: 
    2HORLOGES
    Email: 
    laetitia@2horloges.com

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