Deadlock

dir. Lucien Beucher, Mahdi Boucif/France, Algeria/2024/10 min.

place

date

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Screenings of the film as part of the online edition of the 22nd FF Millennium Docs Against Gravity, which will take place from May 20 to June 2, 2025.

Stuck in their Algiers neighborhood, Sifou and Mahrez gaze at the sea while thinking of their brothers who left for new lives. As uncertainty lingers on the horizon, they wonder if they can break the deadlock.

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projection time:

10 min.
country/year:

France, Algeria /2024
director:

Lucien Beucher, Mahdi Boucif
original language of the film:

Algerian Arabic
pictures:

Julien Artaud
editor:

Antonin Bronès
production:

Germain Robin / Ocurens
festivals and awards:

2024 – DOC NYC New York, 2025 – Sundance FF

sections:

Short Films Online
competitions:

Warsaw Documentary Award
tags:

Africa migrations human rights friendship relations family