A Single Body
Appearance
A Single Body | |
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French | Un seul corps |
Directed by | Sotiris Dounoukos |
Written by | Sotiris Dounoukos |
Produced by | Lucie Duchêne Julien Gittinger Alexandre Perrier |
Starring | Mexianu Medenou Doudou Masta Garba Tounkara |
Cinematography | Léonidas Arvanitis |
Edited by | Angelos Angelidis |
Music by | Antonio Gambale |
Production companies | Kidam Magnetic Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 20 minutes |
Countries | Australia France Greece |
Language | French |
A Single Body (French: Un seul corps) is a short drama film, directed by Sotiris Dounoukos and released in 2014.[1] The film centres on David (Mexianu Medenou) and Wani (Doudou Masta), two workers in a slaughterhouse whose dreams of opening their own butcher shop are threatened by the arrival of new coworker Patate (Garba Tounkara).[2]
The film premiered in August 2014 at the Melbourne International Film Festival.[1] In September it was screened at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival,[2] where it was named the winner of the award for Best International Short Film.[3] In 2015 it was screened at the Sydney Film Festival, where it was the winner of the Dendy Live Action Short Award.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Ron Cerabona, "Filmmaker Sotiris Dounoukos talks about his Toronto short film, A Single Body, and his upcoming first feature movie". The Canberra Times, September 9, 2014.
- ^ a b Courtney Small, "TIFF 2014: A Single Body". Cinema Axis, September 4, 2014.
- ^ Steve Pond (September 14, 2014). "'The Imitation Game' Wins Toronto Audience Award". The Wrap.
- ^ Helen Musa, "Dounoukos wins again, at the Sydney Film Festival". Canberra City News, June 16, 2015.