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The Speech
Synopsis
A man gives a political speech. As he keeps on talking, his true identity is revealed: a homeless man who lives in the Parisian subway. Haunted by the ghosts of his past, former leader of a conquering party, his field of action is now circumscribed to the underground world, a place where he collects a handful of coins everyday…
Info
Year: 2022
Country: France
Type: Fiction
Duration: 6:10
Formats: DCP, H264, ProRes
Spoken language: French
Team
Director: Mohammad Hijazi
Cinematographer: Ludwik Pruszkowski
Editor: Mohammad Hijazi
Sound: Claire Ballu, Victor Fleurant
Art Director: Hala Alabdalla
Cast: Simon Abou Assali, Denis Lavant
Production: Mohammad Hijazi
Colour: Ludwik Pruszkowski
Make-up Artist: Amanda Silaen
Co-production: Atelier des Artistes en Exil
Produced by: moderato
Director's Bio
Mohammad Hijazi grew up in Syria, in the artistic atmosphere of his family, mastering all the stages of cartoon making at a very young age. In 2011, he chose to support the revolution, carrying out various artistic works in solidarity with the civil society. For this being incarcerated, and being released after a few months. He left Syria and traveled to several countries before settling down in France. He refuses to be considered by the arts world as a Syrian refugee, for above all he considers himself as an artist. The Speech is his first fiction film.
Director's Filmography
The Speech (2021, short)
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