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A Few Days of Respite

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Original title

Quelques jours de répit (A Few Days of Respite)

Year

2010

Running time

80 min.

Country

France

Director

Amor Hakkar

Screenwriter

Amor Hakkar

Cast

Music

Joseph Macera

Cinematography

Nicolas Roche

Producer

Co-production France-Algeria;

Sarah Films, HA Films

Genre

Drama | Gay & Lesbian

Synopsis

After escaping Iran, where their relationship means a death sentence, Hassan and Mohsen make it all the way to France. While stopped over in a small town to await their train to Paris, Mohsen befriends the lonely, but warm, Yolande, who offers him employment, kindness, and the possibility of a peaceful life.
Amor Hakkar directs and stars as the aging man torn between a security he has never known and his passionate connection to his younger lover. A minimalist film that nevertheless feels visually and emotionally full, without forced sentimentality or manufactured drama, A Few Days of Respite questions the nature of love and happiness and the sacrifices we may make to achieve either. In this film directed and written with precision and economy, Hakkar allows us to know these characters in a single line of dialogue, and feel their conflict within the power of a glance. (From Sundance.org)

Awards: 2010: Sundance Film Festival: Nominated for Gran Jury Prize - World Cinema

2011: Sundance Film Festival: nominated to World Cinema Jury Prize (Dramatic).

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A Few Days of Respite

2010

Amor Hakkar