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Tight 28-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Zakaria
2013 0h 28m FR
Drama
Synopsis
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Zak is living in a village in Southern France. He has a quiet life, with his wife and his two kids. When he learns about his father's death in Algeria, he decides to go there with his family. Sarah, his daughter, refuses to come with him.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Célia Mazade
Saïd Ahmama
Zakaria
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Leyla Bouzid
- Writers
- Leyla Bouzid
- Languages
- French
- Countries
- France
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Leyla Bouzid directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 28-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 13 years ago.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Célia Mazade and Saïd Ahmama carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt3150976 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 28 min · 0h 28m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- FR
- IMDB
- Zakaria (2013)
Also by
Leyla Bouzid
Production companies
Who made it
Barney Production
FR
Key crew
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- immigration
- short film
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2013-10-27
