Cartes Blanches

Respire

Onur Karaman
Talent présent •  Talent présent •  
Festival Pops Crime & Thriller 2022 90 min Canada (Quebec)
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Synopsis

Social inclusion tensions

Fouad, a 15-year-old Moroccan immigrant who lashes out at discrimination at school during the day helps his father, Atif, run a local fast-food restaurant in the evenings. Atif, a qualified engineer, faces constant frustration as he seeks work in his field. Max, a 27-year-old Quebecer still lives with his parents and is a regular customer at the restaurant. Max’s father runs a car repair shop. Circumstances conspire to set the families on collision course.

Screening of the film RESPIRE, the Carte Blanche BGL BNP Paribas and followed by Q&A with the director Onur Karaman.
With the support of the Délégation Générale du Québec à Bruxelles

Cast/Avec

  • Claudia Bouvette
  • Vincent Fafard
  • Guillaume Laurin
  • Frédéric Lemay
  • Roger Léger
  • Mohammed Marouazi
  • Houda Rihani
  • Amedamine Ouerghi

Screenplay

  • Onur Karaman

Cinematographer

  • Simon Lamarre-Ledoux

Sound

  • Michael Binette

Music

  • Frédéric « Paco » Monnier

Production

  • UGO Média
  • Karaman Productions

Screenings

Wednesday 08 March 2023 20:00
Talent présent  •  
Lieux : Kinepolis Kirchberg
Audio : French, Arabic
Subtitles : English
Screening : Public Screening

Onur Karaman

Onur Karaman
Onur Karaman

Born in Turkey in 1981, Onur Karaman moved to Quebec with his family at the age of eight. He discovered a passion for writing and cinema and after film school directed several short films. He has since written, directed and produced four feature films starting with La Ferme des humains in 2014. Karaman is currently in post-production for his first English-language horror film, Emptiness.

Filmography

  • Respire 2022
  • Guilt 2019
  • Là où Atilla passe… 2015
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