

A brother's desperate search through bass drops and indifference — in 7 crushing minutes.
Attracted by the music and lights of an illegal techno party on the outskirts of Paris, a little girl living on the premises gets lost in the crowd. To find her, Souleymane, her older brother, has to brave the indifference of the partygoers and the deafening noise of the techno.
Sound
Techno as antagonist — oppressive, disorienting, perfect.
Direction
Gomez weaponizes runtime; every second screams.
Acting
Bathily's eyes carry the entire emotional payload.
Director
Victor Gomez
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'huis clos' structure deliberately traps viewers in the same sensory overload as Souleymane — French critics called it 'social realism at 140 BPM.'
Gomez cast actual undocumented immigrants and filmed at a real squat rave; Alséni Bathily was a first-time actor discovered at a Paris community center.