Blood Ties – Avant la Nuit

Directed by Hakim Atoui

A brother and a sister unable to confess a secret. A mother who blames them for their ingratitude and absence. A dysfunctional medical-assistance robot. Lunch is served, bon appétit !

Genre

Fiction

Country

France, Belgium

Duration

19'

Format

Producers

Thibaut Amri / Avant la Nuit (France) Stephane Marchal, Nelson Ghrénassia / Yukunkun Productions (France)

Co producer

Laurent Denis / Cookies Films (Belgique)

Cast

Myriem Akheddiou, Saadia Bentaïeb, Djanis Bouzyani, Adrien Dantou

Director of photography

Dino Berguglia

SFX

Florence Thonet, Anne Van Nyen

Composer

Noé Bailleux

Set decorator

Baptiste Desroches-Daudel

Sound editor

Hugo Rossi

Sound mixer

Sylvain Adas

Broadcaster

Ciné+ OCS (France) / RTBF, BeTv (Belgique), Shadowz, Insomnia

Distributor

Manifest

Festival

Champs-Élysées Film Festival – Grand Jury Prize, Gérardmer International Fantastic Film Festival – Short Film Award, César Awards 2025 – Official Selection, Court Métrange Festival, Fenêtres sur court, Off-Courts Trouville, Brest European Short Film Festival, Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival, Palm Springs International ShortFest, Sarlat Film Festival, MyFrenchFilmFestival, Lecce Film Festival, C’est pas la taille qui compte, Auch International Short Film Festival, Capucine du cinéma français, The Independent Horror Society Indie Film Showcase, Roma Creative Contest, Paris Court Devant, MÊME PAS PEUR – International Fantastic Film Festival of La Réunion, Clap 89 – Grand Sénonais Municipal Award, Brussels Short Film Festival, Lucid Dream Festival, “Courts mais Trash” – Les Étranges Nuits du Cinéma, ClujShorts International Short Film Festival, Vélizy-Villacoublay Short Film Festival, Festival Clap! – Audience Award, Ganache Festival, Contis Film Festival, Bourg-en-Bresse Fantastic Film Festival – Audience Award, Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival (HÕFF), Toronto Arab Film Festival, Fear No Film Festival, Aaretaler Kurzfilmfestival, OFF – Odense International Film Festival, Mecal Pro Barcelona International Short and Animation Film Festival, SPASM International Film Festival – Best Ensemble Cast Award

Support

CNC, Région Occitanie, Toulouse Métropole, Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Tax Shelter