However this is absolutely NOT the kind of film-making I like and I make, the story is well conducted, and the film leads you to ask yourself some questions... That's not common in contemporary film-making, since directors get the habit of taking you for a fool (I mean, for instance : bursts of bogus music mean "cry" or "be afraid" or "oh ! now you should feel there is something funny, so please have a laugh"). In spite of some incoherent stuff (the relationship between father and son is well less explored than the rather sad professional life of Selim & Louise ; the circumstances leading to Selim's death are rather obscure), this short is a pleasant surprise. Having briefly met Amal during the post-production of this opus, I can now tell that it shows how clever that funny girl is and that if she was given a REAL budget for another movie it would certainly be worthy. Very nice acting from Isabelle Pichaud for a nice character too.
Review of Un fils
