SPOTLIGHT ON CANNES 2021: DIRECTORS' FORTNIGHT — DE BAS ÉTAGE —Yassine Qnia

DE BAS ÉTAGE

"30-something Mehdi is a small-time safe cracker. He and his partners in crime are just trying to get by, but industrial estate robberies aren’t paying like they used to, and the alternatives on offer aren’t appealing. Reassessing his life and future, he decides to try and win back Sarah, the mother of his one-year-old son he adores."

"Yassine Qnia grew up in Aubervilliers, in the suburbs of Paris. A surveyor/topographer by trade, Qnia discovered cinema in his local youth club. His short films Fais croquer, Molii and F430 have received several Audience Awards and were selected in numerous French and international festivals. In parallel, he kept on working on construction sites and regularly took part in film workshops in high schools."

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