RETENTION
A short film by Thomas Kruithof
Synopsis
Mathilde works in a Detention Center, where she helps illegal immigrants exercise their rights. Comes Yuri, an undocumented Ukrainian. Mathilde is going to do everything she can to save Yuri from deportation. But time is running out ...
Technical Sheet
Genre: Psychological Drama
Directed by: Thomas Kruithof (2012)
Written by: Thomas Kruithof and Alice Bougenot
Starring: Anne Azoulay, Miglen Mirtchev, and Fouad Aouni
Producers: Thibault Gast and Matthias Weber (24 25 Films)
N.P. Novack (The Makers Entertainment)
Awards
Peace & Love Film Festival: Best Short Film Award
Selections
Brussels Short Film Festival
French Cinema Today in Kazakhstan
Mediterranean Festival of New Directors in Larissa
French Spring in Ukraine
French Cinema Today in Russia
French Film Festival in the Czech Republic
Istanbul International Short Film Festival
Berlin International Short Film Festival (Interfilm)
Groningen Ciné Premières Festival
Tübingen | Stuttgart International French Film Festival
Sapporo International Short Film Festival and Market
Grenoble Open-Air Short Film Festival
Yokohama French Film Festival
Troia International Film Festival
Unifrance Short Film Prize