After the Sun (2024)
In the 1980s, a family of Algerian origin set off from Parisian Suburb Asnières-sur-Seine in France towards Marseille to take the ferry to Algeria. Lydia is spending her first summer without her big sister, who has just gotten married. The father promises his children that they will discover a wonderful country that he has always been homesick for. In the rickety vehicle they are travelling in, there is an atmosphere of joy and excitement, freedom and nostalgia. But the mood in the small, cramped van quickly turns negative as the father becomes more and more annoyed and patriarchal the closer they get to their destination.
Director:
Rayane Mcirdi
Writer:
Rayane Mcirdi
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Bellamine Abdelmalek as Yeba |
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Sonia Faïdi as Lydia |
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Flore Hamidani as Yema |
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Romane Oukhemanou as Leïla |
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Yanis Hamidani as Karim |
| Directing | Rayane Mcirdi | Director |
| Writing | Rayane Mcirdi | Screenplay |
| Writing | Nouria Mcirdi | Co-Writer |
| Writing | Fatna Mahli | Co-Writer |
| Writing | Jamila Hammane | Co-Writer |
| Writing | Najia Zerguit | Co-Writer |
| Production | Walid Bekhti | Producer |
| Production | Sherianne Bekhti | Producer |
| Production | Yannis Zaccharie Bekhti | Producer |
| Editing | Mila Olivier | Editor |
| Editing | Ulysse Gaillot | Color Grading |
| Camera | Simi Beniamino | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Ismaël Bazri | Set Photographer |
| Camera | Théophile Brient | Set Photographer |
| Sound | Samuel Fulchiron | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Anna Devillaire | Sound Mixer |
| Directing | Laëtitia Kugler | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Charlotte Bourlier | Sound Engineer |
| Sound | Lucie Moïse | Sound |
| Directing | Abigaïl Sanchez | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jade Ton-That | Costume Design |
| Art | Marion Schultz | Production Design |
| Lighting | Mélanie Coleiro | Electrician |
| Production | Adam Mouttaqui | Production Manager |
| Production | Jacopo de Falco | Unit Manager |
| Crew | Julien Mira | Vehicles Coordinator |
| Sound | Antoine Bargain | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Karla Ramirez | Sound Editor |
| Camera | Ismaël Bazri | Still Photographer |
| Editing | Ahmed Mahli | Archival Footage Coordinator |
| Editing | Walid Djouhri | Archival Footage Coordinator |