Pulsation
Ibrahim
Swiss Premiere
Samir Guesmi / France / 2020 / 80 min / Drama
French / Subtitles English
French / Subtitles English
A handsome boy in a cold, gray Paris, Ibrahim is torn between the love and respect he has for his father, an upright and silent man, and the lucrative petty crimes of his friend Achille, a voluble and meandering teenager. A bittersweet chronicle of this life-changing moment in life.
“Not being able to tell people you love them is like a disease, you have to get over it as soon as possible.” Coming from theater, Samir Guesmi began in cinema as an actor, before directing his own short film. Ibrahim lies at a crossroads : a French who looks “from abroad”, neither child-like nor old. A father and a son meet. By inventing this reconciliation that he never experienced, Guesmi delivers a delicate film, like a declaration of love.
Direction
Samir Guesmi
Screenplay
Samir Guesmi
Image
Céline Bozon
Editing
Pauline Dairou
Sound
Julien Sicart
Music
Raphaël Eligoulachvili
Production
Why Not Productions (Pascal Caucheteux)
With
Abdelrani Bendaher, Samir Guesmi, Luana Bajrami, Rabah Nait-Oufella
International sales
Wild Bunch (Esther Devos)