38th edition
17-25 january 2026

We will not die

On ne mourra pas

Amal Kateb

Image We will not die
France
2010 Fiction 20 min
Oran. One Friday in summer 1994. After doing a report in Kaboul, Salim returns to his hometown at the hour of prayer. He joins his lover Houria who is hiding in a safe apartment. To celebrate their reunion, Salim pulls out a bottle of wine brought back from Afghanistan. The trouble is, Houria doesn't have a corkscrew.
With : Kader Fares Affak, Amal Kateb
Screenplay : Amal Kateb
Image : Thomas Favel
Sound : Romain Cadilhac
Editing : Anita Perez
Production : Les films au long cours
Lila Graffin, Olivier Berlemont, Ludovic Henry
Chemin du Montparnasse
21 avenue du Maine
75015 Paris
France
Tel : 01 42 84 22 70
Email : production@longcours.fr / www.longcours.fr
Amal Kateb grew up in Algeria. After arriving in France she firstly studied psychology before studying drama. A lover of song, writing and cinema, directing became vital for her. On ne mourra pas, born after 10 years of development, is her first drama.