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Salem

Year of production
2023
Duration
0 min.
Genres
Fiction

Synopsis

As if it were a sort of Romeo and Juliet set in the suburbs of Marseille, this hybrid of social drama and fantasy tells the story of the love between a couple of teenagers who belong to rival gangs, a confrontation that seemingly reaches its climax when he winds up gets her pregnant. A war breaks out between the two gangs, and they are both convinced that the baby to be born may be the key to its end.

Director

Jean-Bernard Marlin

Jean-Bernard Marlin

He made his feature film debut with Shéhérazade (2018), after writing and directing several short films. Salem is his second feature length film.

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Section
Oficial Fantàstic Competition
Director
Jean-Bernard Marlin 

Writer 
Jean-Bernard Marlin 

Cinematographer 
Jonathan Ricquebourg 

Editor
Nicolas Desmaison 

With
Dalil Abdourahim, Oumar Moindjie, Wallenn El Gharbaoui 
Production countries
France
Languages
French
Subtitle languages
Castellà

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