Abdel drives his son Amin in the suburbs of Paris. While the radio broadcasts daily information, the kid plays with the world, which stands out behind the windowpane. AMIN tells the history of a child who discovers new perspectives on the world made for the adults, but also his excess of energy and violence, which gives a force and a huge freedom. AMIN is a childhood memory of Amin, the principal character of the short film film CACHEUX. AMIN was made to fulfill Amin and in order to imagine how he would have been able to grow up from 11 years old to 18.

"A film in which intimate camerawork and precise editing are combined to create an atmosphere that shifts fluently from naïve child's play into uncomfortable realism" (Jury Prix UIP Rotterdam)

PRODUCTION

A SCIAPODE Production
With the support of REGION ÎLE DE FRANCE, postproduction ‘s help
Broadcast by VPRO (Netherlands), RTP2 (Portugal), SBS TV (Australia)
Distributed by
European Film Academy (distribution and promotion of the film in Europe)
Hamburg Short Film Agency (edition DVD et VOD for Germany)
Short Escape (distribution in Spain)
German Films (distribution-promotion in theater and Festivals around Europe)
Tigers on Tour (distribution in theater in Netherlands)

FESTIVALS & AWARDS

International Film Festival Rotterdam, UIP price & selection “Tigers on Tour”
European Film Academy, Nominee for best European short film
Vila do Conde short film festival, Onda-Curta price
Deutscher Kamerapreis, Nominee for best image
Maremetraggio Film Festival, Jury ‘s Grand Price
Sarajevo international film festival, Official selection
Melbourne international film festival, Official selection
Sydney international film festival, Official selection
Sao Paulo international film festival, International competition
Rio de Janeiro international film festival, International competition
Alcine international film festival, Spain European competition
Seville international film festival, Official selection
The Norwegian Short Film Festival, Competition International
International Bunker Film Festival, Italy, Competition International
Tinklai international film festival, Lithuania, Official selection
Milan international film festival, Jury’s mention Aprila
Imago international film festival, Portugal, International competition
Gand international film festival, Official selection
Göteborg international film festival, Sweden, National competition
Tampere international film festival, Finland / Festival Del Cinema Europeo, Italy
Transylvania international film festival, Romania / Jerusalem international film festival, Israel
Drama international short film festival, Greece / European cinema panorama, Greece
Nordic Film Forum Scanorama, Lithuania / Bratislava international film festival, Slovakia
Festival International de Sofia, Bulgaria / Belgrade short and documentary film festival, Serbia
Brussels short film festival, Belgium Cracovia international film festival, Poland
Festoria international film festival, Portugal / Short film festival "Kinemastik", Malta
Helsinki international film festival, Finland / Nordisk Panorama, Sweden
"Curtocircuito" international film festival, Spain/ Uppsala short film festival, Sweden
Braunschweig international film festival, Germany / Exground international film festival, Germany
New York International Children's Film Festival, USA, 2009
Olympia Int. Film Festival for Children & Young People, Greece, 2009
Fajr International Film Festival, Iran, 2009