The horrors of war cast young fisherman Adisu adrift in vast Ethiopia. Forty years later, he is a taxi driver in a Northern European city, dreaming every night of his lost love. Surprising debut is dreamlike yet authentic, with no hint of false sentimentality.
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Cast
26 people
Joseph Farroul
Le taximan
Abebe Ephrem Walle
Adisu
Mesereta Argaw
Patrick Dechesne
Known for
In a Dark Place
Thomas Gauder
Sara De Roo
La femme du parking
Known for
Loft
Alain-Pascal Housiaux
Valérie Bournonville
Hélène Louvart
Philippe Jeusette
Le standardiste
Known for
The Coyotes
Two Days, One Night
Marie-Hélène Dozo
Bettina Brokemper
Alain-Pascal Housiaux Director · Patrick Dechesne Director Frédéric Noirhomme Cinematographer
Budget $500K · First release January 26, 2014 · Produced in Germany, Belgium, Ethiopia
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Budget
$500,000
Production
Tarantula
Production
Heimatfilm
Production
Heur Films
Production
BiraBiro Films
Production
Germany · Belgium · Ethiopia
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Languages
Original title
L'éclat furtif de l'ombre
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
Amharic · French
Release dates
Netherlands · January 26, 2014
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Belgium
October 7, 2014 · Festival du Film Francophone de Namur
Denmark
April 7, 2014 · CPH:PIX
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