With a gun at his belt and a truncheon in his hand, Pento has just joined the Seine-Saint-Denis anti-crime brigade. With his teammates, he develops specific methods.

A film by Ladj LY

France, 2017, Short, Drama | 16min | Color

starring Damien Bonnard, Djibril Zonga, Alexis Manenti |

Country: France
Language: French
Release Date: 3 February 2017 (France)
Runtime: 16 min
Color: Color
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1

Produced by
Toufik Ayadi... producer
Christophe Barral... producer

Director: Ladj Ly
Writer: Ladj Ly
Cinematography by Julien Verron
Film Editing by Flora Volpelière
Sound editor: Robin Bouët
Re-recording mixer / sound editor: Jérôme Gonthier
Assistant production manager: Marie Morice
Assistant unit manager: Vincent Rousseau
First assistant director: Arthur Guerrand
Second assistant director: Pierre Lagardère
Second assistant director / third assistant director: Valentin Jolivot
Gaffer: Paul Texier
Colorists: Richard Deusy, Evy Roselet
Assistant editor: Esther Lowe
Dialect coach: Jane Karen
Carpenter: Greg Peeters

Cast
Damien Bonnard... Laurent
Djibril Zonga... Gwada
Alexis Manenti... Chris
Amara Ly... Ousman
Boris Gamthety... Le Maire (as Byron Gamthety)
Nizar Ben Fatma... La pince
Mohamed Traoré... Jeune bavure
Floriane Khayat... Jeune fille 1
Souraya Ahamada... Jeune fille 2
Amada Dramé... Jeune contrôlé 1
Sambaké Madoualy... Jeune contrôlé 2
Sidy Koita... Jeune contrôlé 3
Djeneba Diallo... Jeune contrôlé 4

Production Companies:
Les Films du Worso,
Srab Films

Release Dates
France - 3 February 2017 - (Clermont-Ferrand International Film Festival)
Canada - 19 March 2017 - (Regard sur le Court Metrage au Saguenay)
USA - 9 April 2017 - (Aspen Film Festival)
France - 10 June 2017 - (Pantin Film Festival)
Italy - 25 June 2017 - (Figari Film Festival)


Awards

* Winner / Best Art Direction (International Short films) /// Almería International Short Film Festival 2017, for Ladj Ly (director) & Salaud Morisset (distributor)

* Winner / Audience Award (Best Fiction) /// Art for Peace Festival 2018, for Ladj Ly

* Nominee / Festival Award (Best Narrative Short) /// Brooklyn Film Festival 2017, for Ladj Ly (director) & Salaud Morisset (distributor)

* Winner / Canal+ Award (National Competition) /// Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2017, for Ladj Ly (director) & Salaud Morisset (distributor)

* Winner / Cortogenia Award (Best International Short Film) /// Cortogenia 2017, for Ladj Ly (director) & Salaud Morisset (distributor)

* Nominee / César (Best Short Film / Meilleur court-métrage) /// César Awards, France 2018, for Ladj Ly (director) & Toufik Ayadi (producer) & Christophe Barral (producer)

* Nominee / Audience Award (Best Film) /// Côté Court Festival 2017, for Ladj Ly (director) & Salaud Morisset (distributor)

* Nominee / Festival Prize (Best Cinematography) /// Fastnet Short Film Festival 2018, for Julien Veron

* Nominee / Festival Award (Best International Short Film) /// Festival Internacional de Curtas do Rio de Janeiro 2017, for Ladj Ly (director) & Salaud Morisset (distributor)

* Nominee / International Competition /// Festival International du court métrage au Saguenay 2017, for Ladj Ly (director) & Salaud Morisset (distributor)

* Nominee / Best Short Fiction Film (Best Short Film) /// Leeds International Film Festival 2017, for Ladj Ly (director) & Salaud Morisset (distributor)

* Nominee / Best Short Film - International (Best International Short) /// Odense International Film Festival 2017, for Ladj Ly (director) & Salaud Morisset (distributor)

* Nominee / Audience Award (Best Foreign Language Film) /// Palm Springs International Film Festival 2018, for Ladj Ly (director) & Les Films du Worso (production company)

* Winner / Grand Prix (Best Short Film) /// Paris Courts Devant 2017, for Ladj Ly (director) & Salaud Morisset (distributor)

* Nominee / International Competition (Best Film) /// Prague Short Film Festival 2018, for Ladj Ly (director) & Salaud Morisset (distributor)

* Winner / Salento Finibus Terrae (Beyond Human Rights) /// Salento Finibus Terrae 2017, for Ladj Ly (director) & Salaud Morisset (distributor)

* Winner / Grand Jury Prize /// Souq Film Festival 2017, for Ladj Ly (director) & Salaud Morisset (distributor)

* Nominee / Cinematic Achievement Award (Short Film) /// THESS International Short Film Festival 2017, for Ladj Ly (director) & Salaud Morisset (distributor)

* Nominee / Best Short Fiction Film (International Competition) /// Tirana International Film Festival, AL 2017, for Ladj Ly (director) & Salaud Morisset (distributor)