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Breaking Through

2023 · 28 min

A tender, restless road trip through island light, heavy with family hurt and the quiet thrill of choosing yourself.

Directed by: Siham Bel
Genres: Drama
Starring: Camille Moutawakil, Salomé Richard, Bouffon Anakin

Overview: To live her homosexuality freely, Safia left her family and the Corsica where she grew up. Returning for a summer, she came out to her father, who reacted badly. On the roads of Corsica, Safia runs away and meets Jade. A journey of initiation in which Safia must reinvent her relationship with her native land and learn to live for herself, beyond the gaze and perhaps in spite of those she loves.

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Directed by: Siham Bel
Genres: Drama
Starring: Camille Moutawakil, Salomé Richard, Bouffon Anakin

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
sexuality
family
isolation
freedom
Places: countryside
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	5
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Siham Bel
Written by: Siham Bel
Starring: Camille Moutawakil, Salomé Richard, Bouffon Anakin, Rabah Loucif, Océane Court-Mallaroni, Antoine Albertini, Thomas Boonen, Jean-Luc Guidicelli
Cinematography: Laetitia de Montalembert
Runtime: 28 min
Country: France
Languages: Arabic, French

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