Kaleo Films - Production Long-métrages Cinéma Documentaire Télé

Illies Boukouirène, Djemel Barek, Elise Oppong, Simon Abkarian, Yann Colette, Yves Verhoeven.

Young Ibrahim"s fresh crush on a girl at school is tempered by the fact he"s just been kicked out for poor grades. Unable to face the truth and frantic to get away from his responsibilities at home to meet up with the girl, Ibrahim tells a little white lie to his father that will have extraordinary repercussions.

Director and Screenplay : Samir Guesmi- Producer : Olivier Charvet- Image : Pascale Marin - Editing : Pauline Dairou- Sound : Julien Sicart, Loîc Prian and Cédric Lionnet- Continuity supervisor : Leila Gesler - 1st Assistant director  : Sophie Lainé-Diodovic- Make-up : Luisa Ladjal- Set Design : Philippe Jacob- Costumes : Marie Jagou- Production manager : Pierre-yves Jourdain- Music : Shantel

Selected in more than  50 festivals around the world, the film has won the following prizes & awards:
- Audience Award, Clermont-ferrand 2008
- Grand Prize, Grenoble 2008
- Revelation Prize,  Brest 2008
- Young Audience Award,  Montpellier Cinemed 2008
- Best Actor, Vendome 2008
- Audience "s Award , Lutins Short films Award 2009
- Betv Prize, Brussels 2008
- Best Screenplay, Sapporo 2008
- Best Actor, Sapporo 2008
- Jury "s Prize, Namur 2008
- Oecumenical Prize,  Kiev 2008
- Silver Medal, Fespaco 2008
- Intercultural Communication Prize, Montreal Cinemafrica 2008
- Ismu Prize(promotion of Ethnical diveristy), Milano 2008
- Intercultural Communication Prize, Montreal Cinemafrica 2008- Best Actor, Montreal Cinemafrica 2008
- Best European Short Film, Leuwen 2008
- Grand Prize, Verona 2008
- Best Short Film, Euro Amal 2009
- Special Mention of the Jury, New York Children Film 2008
- Special Mention of the Jury, Cinema Jove Valencia 2008
- Special Mention of the Student Jury, Milano 2008
- Special Mention of the Youth Jury, Milano 2008

A Kaléo Films production
with the participation of CNC, the support of  "Images de la diversité" Fund, of Agence nationale pour la cohésion sociale et l"égalité des chances (Acsé), the support of the town of Paris and Adami.

Sales and distribution : Kaléo Films

Distributed with the support of the CNC fund "Images of Diversity"