Taxi Service
Switzerland, June 1996
FILM,
Fiction,
13 min.
- directed by
- Elie Khalifé, Alexandre Monnier
- Written by
- Elie Khalifé
- Status
- In distribution
The film relates an incident from the Lebanese war. It is the story of Tarek, a taxi driver who delivers a passenger to an insane asylum called "L'Oisellerie" (aviary) for a brief visit. In this place of peace, whose inmates would like nothing better than their freedom, Tarek finds that leaving is not so easy.
credits
- World Premiere
- June 1996
- Original Version
- Arabic (french subtitles), colour, 35mm, 13 min.
- Production
- ventura film sa, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse, LBCI
- Producer
- directed by
- Elie Khalifé, Alexandre Monnier
- Written by
- Elie Khalifé
- Cinematography
- Thomas Hardmeier
- Editing
- Sandrine Normand
World Sales / World Rights
- World Sales
- Brussels Ave
Worldwide Distribution
- Switzerland
- ventura film sa Distribution
Awards
(a selection)
- Solothurn, Bundesamt für Kultur, Swiss Film Award, Best Short Film 1998 (Nomination)
Festivals
(a selection)
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Festival International du Film Oriental de Genève
11.04.2011 - 17.04.2011 -
Saint-Benoît de la Réunion, Rencontres du court métrage de Saint Benoît
13.04.2001 - 16.04.2001 -
Winterthur, Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur
13.11.1998 - 15.11.1998 -
4.Kurzfilm Woche
14.11.1997 - 22.11.1997 -
Festival du film de Genève, Stars de Demain
28.10.1997 - 03.11.1997 -
Festival international du cinéma francophone en Acadie
19.09.1997 - 25.09.1997 -
Montecatini, Mostra Int. del cortometraggio Montecatini
05.07.1997 - 12.07.1997 -
Côté court
07.06.1997 - 16.06.1997 -
Montreal, Festival du Nouveau Cinéma Montréal
05.06.1997 - 15.06.1997 -
Tampere, 27th International Short Film Festival
05.03.1997 - 09.03.1997
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Clermont-Ferrand, Festival int. du court-métrage
31.01.1997 - 08.02.1997 -
Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage
21.01.1997 - 26.01.1997 -
Marseille, 18e Fest. int. du cinéma méditéranéen
25.10.1996 - 03.11.1996 -
Carthage, Journées cinématographiques de Carthage
11.10.1996 - 20.10.1996 -
Namur, Festival international du film francophone
27.09.1996 - 05.10.1996 -
Genève, Geneva International Film Festival GIFF
17.09.1996 - 22.09.1996 -
Locarno, 49. Festival internazionale del film
08.08.1996 - 18.08.1996