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The Return

(Le Retour)
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A film by Yohann Kouam

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Whole Wide World Competition - Winner
Zubroffka International Short Film Festival

Grand Prize
Chéries-Chéris Festival

Best Actor Award
For Yann Gael
Cinébanlieue Festival

Best Short Film for Youth
KUKI Interfilm Festival

First Prize
Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux Film Festival

Alternative Spirit Award
Rhode Island International Film Festival

Best Foreign Short Film Award
Reel it Out Virginia - Queer Film Festival

Best Actor Award
For Yann Gael
Hyères-les-Palmiers National Film Festival

UniFrance Films Award
Off-Courts Trouville Festival
Synopsis
It's been a year since his big brother left, and Willy, 15, can't wait for him to return. Willy thought he knew everything about Theo, but when he arrives back in the block, Willy discovers a secret about him...
  
Actors
Adama Procida
Yann Gael
Ernest Pokossy
Régis Anguiar
Ismaël Alexandrine
Sileymane Dramé
Augustin Ruhabura
Christopher Monpango
Jean Mendy
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Credits
Executive producer : Mathieu Bompoint
Line producers : Claire Trinquet, Charles Philippe
Screenwriter : Yohann Kouam
Production manager : Charles Philippe
Director of photography : Elin Kirschfink
Sound recordist : Arnaud Calvar
Editor : Pierre-Yves Jouette
Sound editor : Damien Tronchot
Music composer : Damien Tronchot
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Technical details
Short film
Genre : Fiction
Production language : French
Nationality : 100% French (France)
Production year : 2013
Runtime : 22 min
Production format : HD
Color type : Color
Sound format : Stereo

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Bangalore Queer Film Festival
​2015
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LSF - Hamburg International Queer Film Festival
​2015
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Puerto Rico Queer Film Fest 
​2015
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ADEAS African Film Festival of the Sorbonne
2015
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Brussels Massimadi Festival
2015
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Paris International Human Rights Film Festival
2015
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Montreal Massimadi Festival
2015
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Il Parait qu'eux Film Festival
2015
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My French Film Festival
2015
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Bordeaux Short-Film European Festival
2015
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Des Images Aux Mots Festival
2015
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Q ! Film Festival
2015
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PinX Festival
2015
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London LGBT Film Festival
2015
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Amsterdam LGBTQ Film Festival
2015
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Tokyo International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival 2015
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Rio Gay Festival
2015
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Zubroffka International Short Film Festival
2014
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Chéries-Chéris
2014
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Villeurbanne Short Film Festival
2014
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Cinébanlieue Festival
2014
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Asiana International Short Film Festival
2014
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Dialogues - Calcutta LGBT Film Festival
2014
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Les Enfants Terribles
2014
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Reel it Out Queer Film Festival
2014
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Angers Premiers Plan Film Festival
2014
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Festivals
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Quartiers Lointains Saison 3 
​2016
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New York African Film Festival 
​2016
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Durban Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
​2016
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Lights Camera Africa Films Festival 
​2016
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"Out of Europe" Africa Film Festival of Cologne
​2014
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Courts en Champagne
2014
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Inside Out Ottawa LGBT Film Festival
2014
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Mostra de Cinema de Belo Horizonte
2014
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KUKI - Interfilm Festival
2014
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New York Film Festival
2014
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Du Grain à Démoudre Film Festival
2014
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Rencontres Gindou
2014
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New Orleans Film Festival
2014
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El Lugar Sin Limites
2014
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Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux Film Festival
2014
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D'un Bord à l'Autre Orléans LGBT Festival
2014
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Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival
2014
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Cinéma des Foyers Festival
2014
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Rhode Island International Film Festival
2014
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Palm Springs International Short Fest
2014
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Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival
2014
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Zinentiendo - Muestra Internacional de Cine LGBT
2014
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Urban Films Festival
​2014
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Brussels LGBT Film Festival
2014
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Outfest Fusion LGBT People of Color Film Festival
2014
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Zinegoak Bilbao Film Festival
2014
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Namur French-speaking Film Festival
2013
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Hyères-les-Palmiers Film Festival
2013
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Montreal International Black Film Festival
2013
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Trouville Off-Courts Festival
2013
 
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Vaux-en-Velin Un Poing c'est court Short Film Festival
"Nuit courte" category
2013
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