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Women of Virtue

  • Les Impures (Working title)
All titles (3)
Short Film | 2021 | France

Brief synopsis

Etel, a 9-year-old girl who lives in the Hassidic community in Paris, gets her period for the first time. Myriam, her mother, finally looks at her as if she were a woman. Etel is blessed, until she finds out that in her religion, women are considered impure when they have their period.

Cast

ActorRole nameVoice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Lou BennettEtel [L]
Zineb TrikiMyriam [L]
Olivia CôteDr. Adler [GS]
Jean-Jacques ScemamaHaïm [SR]
Carla BesnaïnouShaina [SR]

Crew

ActivityNameComment
1st ADSophie Bouteiller
ColoristVincent Amor
Director of photographyEvgenia Alexandrova
1st assistant cameraMarion Raymond-Seraille
Costume designerLéa Rutkowski
DirectorStéphanie Halfon
Script supervisorAlexia Montegu
EditorRémi Langlade
ComposerFrédéric Alvarez
ProducerAnne Berjon
Co-producerCaroline Adrian
Production designerArmelle Rabaté
Production managerClélia Koothan
Unit manager (local system)Alessia Gasparella
Production sound mixerColin Favre-Bulle
Sound re-recording mixerThibault Macquart

Production companies

CompanyComment
Mondina Films
Delante Films [fr]
coproduction
coproduction

Distribution / Sales companies

CompanyComment
Eroïn [fr/us]

Awards

Award winnerYearAwardCategory 
Stéphanie Halfon2023César Awards [fr]
Best Short Film
Best Short FilmNominated