LITTLE JAFFNA

  • Lawrence Valin
  • Fiction
  • 2023
  • France

The “Little Jaffna” district of Paris is the heart of a vibrant Tamil community, where Michael, a young police officer, is tasked with infiltrating a criminal group known for extortion and money laundering for separatist rebels in Sri Lanka. But as he gets deeper into the organisation, his loyalties will be tested in a relentless pursuit of one of Paris’s most hidden and powerful gangs.

Screenplay
  • Lawrence Valin
  • Malysone Bovorasmy
  • Marlène Poste
  • Gaëlle Macé
Photography
  • Maxence Lemonnier
Sound
  • Thomas Van Pottelbergue
Set design
  • Michel Schmitt
Costumes
  • Joana Georges Rossi
Original score
  • Maxence Dussere
Production
  • Ex Nihilo
  • Marc Bordure
  • Simon Bleuzé
Coproduction
  • Mean Streets
  • France 2 Cinéma
Partners
  • Avance sur Recettes - CNC
  • France Télévisions
Distribution Zinc
International seller Charades
Awards Grand Prix du Scénario Sopadin 2023
Festivals Semaine de la critique de Venise 2024

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