Completed - FRENCH, ARABIC - First film, Comedy, Drama - 85 minutes
"Playground Chronicles" is set in 1980. Ten year old Brahim gives us a taste of daily life for a Moroccan family in a Paris suburb, spiced with poetry, humour and a social vision.
Year of production : 2012 Director(s) : Brahim FRITAH Writer(s) : Brahim FRITAH, Johanne BERNARD Cast : Vincent ROTTIERS, Yanis BAHLOUL, Rocco CAMPOCHIARO, Philippe REBBOT, Anne AZOULAY, Mostefa DJADJAM, Dalila IBNOU ENNADRE Producer(s) : Philippe DELARUE (FUTURIKON PRODUCTIONS)
Brahim, who is ten years old in 1980, takes us on an emotional journey into the heart of his daily life, his struggles and achievements in school, his friends, television and the factory where his father, a Moroccan immigrant, works as caretaker. Rooted in a social and economic era that is undergoing major changes, the end of the glorious industrial decades now marked by de-industrialization and outsourcing, this historical period is also one of great changes for the young Brahim. He learns the meaning of friendship with Salvador, a Chilean refugee who becomes his inseparable playground companion. It is a time of emotional turmoil and of his first crush, Nathalie! He also discovers a new passion: photography. Playground Chronicles is the portrait of a period, poignant slices of an “ordinary life”, a film that paints in vivid colors, the day to day life of a young boy, with his moments of happiness, his dreams and his eye-opening discoveries…
Country(ies) : FRANCE Financing plan : A FILM BY BRAHIM FRITAH - PRODUCED BY PHILIPPE DELARUE - SCREENPLAY BY BRAHIM FRITAH IN COLLABORATION WITH JOHANNE BERNARD ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK BY JEAN-CHRISTOPHE ONNO - CINEMATOGRAPHY BY PASCAL LAGRIFFOUL - EDITING BY CATHERINE MANTION - SOUND BY BRICE CAVALLERO A FUTURIKON PRODUCTION - WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF ORANGE CINÉMA SÉRIES - IN ASSOCIATION WITH JOUR2FÊTE AND TOUSCOPROD - WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE CNC - OF ACSÉ - THE IMAGES DE LA DIVERSITÉ FUND - THE CONSEIL GÉNÉRAL DU VAL DE MARNE - THE BASSE - NORMANDIE REGION - SUPPORTED BY THE DOHA FILM INSTITUTE - WITH THE SUPPORT OF SANAD / ABU DHABI FILM FESTIVAL WITH THE SUPPORT OF A DEVELOPMENT GRANT FROM THE MONTPELLIER INTERNATIONAL MEDITERRANEAN FILM FESTIVAL - DEVELOPED WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE MEDIA PROGRAM OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
Warsaw FF 2012 Competition 1-2Sao Paulo IFF 2012 New Directors CompetitionDoha Tribeca FF 2012 Arab Film CompetitionCairo IFF 2012 Arab Feature Film Int'l Comp.Cinemed - Festival Mediterranéen de Montpellier 2012