About This Film
Groundbreaker Winner
Festival Year: 2025
Run Time: 15 Minutes
Film Type: Short
Animated: No
Countr(ies): France
Language: French
English Subtitles: No
Captions: None
Film Overview
Original Title: Généalogie de la violence
English Title: Genealogy of violence
A young man sits in the car with his girlfriend. Two policemen in an unmarked car pull up to command a routine identity check. They invite him out and proceed methodically to a pat-down, as he stands in front of the car, under the dismayed eyes of his girlfriend.
Film Contact: Manifest
Film Email: andrea@manifest.pictures
Cast & Crew
Directed By
Mohamed Bourouissa
Mohamed Bourouissa
Produced By
Mohamed Bourouissa, Jules De Chateleux, Alice Wills, Laure Salgon, Clémence Cuvellier
Screenwriting
Mohamed Bourouissa, Jean-René Étienne, Abdoul Aziz Touré
Cinematographers
Paul Guilhaume
Editors
Rafael Torres Calderón
Principal Cast
Nina Zem, Bilel Chegrani, Norman Paraisy, Lucas Mortier