The Red Suitcase

La Valise Rouge

Directed by Cyrus Neshvad

2022

Drama , Thriller

18 min

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Luxembourg

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Color

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Persian English French Luxembourgish

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Synopsis

Luxembourg Airport. Late in the evening. A veiled 16-year-old Iranian girl is visibly frightened to take her red suitcase on the automatic carpet. She keeps pushing back the moment to go through the arrival gate and seems more and more terrified.

Achievements

Oscar-nominated in the Best Live-Action category / Academy Awards 2023

Quotes

'One of the best films, short or feature-length, nominated this year' - RogerEbert.com

Festivals

2022

  • Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival | •
  • Tirana International Film Festival | • Best International Short, Best European Short
  • Show Me Shorts Film Festival | •
  • San Diego International Film Festival | • Best International Short
  • Austin Film Festival | • Audience Award
  • Leiden International Short Film Experience | • Best Emerging Short
  • Foyle Film Festival | •

2023

  • Santa Barbara International Film Festival | •
  • Tampere Film Festival | •
  • Sarasota Film Festival | •
  • Cleveland International Film Festival | •
  • Brussels Short Film Festival | •
  • Vienna Shorts Festival | •
  • The Norwegian Short Film Festival | •
  • European Independent Film Festival | • Best European Short
  • Helsinki International Film Festival | •
  • Catalina Film Festival | • Nest International Short
  • DC Shorts International Film Festival | •
  • Kaohsiung Film Festival | • Best International Short
  • Byron Bay International Film Festival | •
  • Norwich Film Festival | •
  • Aesthetica Short Film Festival | • Best Cinematography
  • Miami Film Festival | •
  • Interfilm Berlin | •
  • Festival Tous Courts | • Audience Award
  • Sapporo International Short Film Festival | • Grand Prix Award, Best Actress Award
  • Zagreb Film Festival | •
  • Leuven International Short Film Festival | •
  • Sedona International Film Festival | •
  • Encounters Film Festival | •
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Cast & Crew

Cast:
Nawelle Evad
Script:
Guillaume Levil, Cyrus Neshvad
Cinematographer:
Nikos Welter
Editor:
Felix Sorger, Yves Dorme
Music:
Kyan Bayani
VXF:
Gil Pinhero
Producer:
Cyrus Neshvad
Production Company:
Cynefilms

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