SUR LA ROUTE DU PARADIS

The Road to Paradise

Francia. 2011. Color. 43 min. Ficción. Vídeo.
  • Film Director: Uda Benyamina.
  • Producer: Jessica Rosselet.
Leila and her two children, Sarah and Bilal, have left their native land to settle in France in hopes of a better life. Leila, who is searching for her husband, a refugee in England, does what she can to survive as an illegal immigrant and raise her children clandestinely. While she finds finally track of her husband and has the necessary money to join him, the vice tightens.

Uda Benyamina
Moroccan-born, Uda was formed in different schools of acting such as the Actor's Studio in New York. In 2005, she founded the non-profit organization 1000 Visages, before self-producing her first amateur short films (all awarded). She finally directed her first professional short film 'Ma poubelle geánte'.