7 KM - Seven Kilometers
Fall Grant 2011 - Development Stage
Oussama Benhassine / Short Narrative / Algeria, Qatar / 2013 / 18 min / Colour / Original Language: Amazigh, Arabic / Interests: Drama, Youth, Violence
Synopsis
1992, somewhere in Algeria. Omar and Othman, two boys from the same poor village, walk the seven kilometres to school every day. One day, on the way home, they are attracted by an unusual sound: the director of their school is summarily executed. The killer sees the kids; they run away.
Credits
- Director
- Oussama Benhassine
- Screenwriter
- Oussama Benhassine
- Producer
- Oussama Benhassine
About the Director
Oussama Benhassine is from Algeria. He has a bachelor’s degree and has worked as a screenwriter and assistant director on various films. He has directed numerous programmes that were broadcast on Algerian television.