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Le temps d'un geste

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What if beauty were not an appearance, but a gesture shaped by necessity? Out of sight, a silent urgency disrupts an ordinary routine and leads to discreet yet consequential actions. Caught between morality and survival, the film explores those moments when choice disappears, and every gesture carries a greater weight than it seems.

Manal Chahboun

biography

I am a Belgian-based filmmaker and producer, drawn to stories where human choices are shaped by necessity and moral tension. My passion for cinema comes from observing moments when certainty fades, and decisions are made quietly, without comfort. Through my work, I explore how beauty can arise from

Credits
  • Directing : Manal Chahboun
  • Script : Manal Chahboun
  • Casting : Sofian Saï, Renaud Duval, Raphaël Lecompte
  • Photography : Jean-Victor de Neve, Corentin Delsaut
  • Sound : Thomas Masquelier
  • Editing : Cyril André, Arman Vermeersch
  • Music : Martin Lopes
  • Decoration : Studio Pulp
  • Costumes : /
  • Makeup & hairdressing : /
  • Production : Fadi Benslimane
  • Directing assistant : Fadi Benslimane
  • VFX : /
  • Calibration : Ysaline Roland
  • Sound mixing : Louis Van Elewyck

Un immense merci à Sofian Saï, Le studio Pulp, Beyond Productions, Espace Bouge et Robin Potel

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