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The Brest European Short Film Festival runs from November 11 to 16, 2025. European, French and Brittany competitions, off-programs, retrospective, meetings and screenings for young audiences, discover the films selected for this 40th edition!

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Généalogie de la violence

Genealogy of Violence

Mohamed Bourouissa

France / 14'06 / 2024

Screenplay : Mohamed Bourouissa, Jean-René Étienne, Abdoulaziz Touré

Image : Paul Guilhaume

Editing : Rafael Torres-Calderòn

Actors : Lucas Mortier, Bilel Chegrani, Nina Zem, Norman Paraisy

Production company : Division, Mohamed Bourouissa Studio

Interpellé par des policiers alors qu’il est en voiture avec une amie, un garçon racisé subit un contrôle d’identité de routine. L’officier procède alors avec méthode à sa palpation, devant les yeux consternés et gênés de son amie.

A young man sits in the car with his girlfriend. Two policemen in an unmarked car pull up to command a routine identity check. They invite him out and proceed methodically to a pat-down, as he stands in front of the car, under the dismayed eyes of his girlfriend.

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