The story of Omar, a young gay man who lives in a neighbourhood he loves and neighbours that love him. But he is under pressure because he has fallen in love and he cannot even talk about it as he will end up revealing that he is homosexual — not even to his best friend Morad.
Acting
Ralph Amoussou's eyes do all the talking.
Direction
Gabriel maximizes every second of runtime.
Director
Sébastien Gabriel
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sébastien Gabriel made this as his graduation film at La Fémis — it won the César for Best Short Film.
Released the same year France debated same-sex marriage, Omar captures a specific tension of queer Maghrebi-French youth rarely depicted on screen.
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