Feature Film Selection/ France, 2023, 98’
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Details
- Director: Mehdi Fikri
- Screenplay: Mehdi Fikri
- Editing: Béatrice Herminie
- Cinematography: Romain Carcanade
- Music: Andrea Boccadoro
- Producer: Michaël Gentile, Garance Boulet, Robin Robles, Arthur Goisset, Bastien Daret
- Production: The Film, Topshot Films, Bac Films
- 2023 Rome Film Festival Special Mention for Best First Film
- Beaujolais Meetings of French-speaking Cinema High School Students’ Award
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Recap
In a suburban area of Strasbourg, where the population is predominantly comprised of working-class and immigrants, tensions are mounting in the streets. Malika is shattered by the news that her 25-year-old brother, Karim, has been killed in a police assault. She gathers her family and friends and begins a fight for justice for her murdered brother.
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Director
Mehdi Fikri
Growing up in the suburbs of Paris, Mehdi Fikri spent years working as a journalist, conducting numerous investigations into police brutality, working-class neighbourhoods, and social movements. In 2012, he took his first step into the audiovisual world with the internet documentary ‘Chronique d'une (R)évolution manquée,’ which he co-directed. He worked as a screenwriter on several TV series and directed two shorts. ‘After the Fire’ represents his feature-length directorial debut.
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