Displaced

Directed by Julien Lilti, Olivier Poisson

Written by Julien Lilti, Olivier Poisson

Produced by Philippe Braunstein, Laurent Breuil, Tristan Charron, Mickael Girault, Alexandre Herer

/ 23 min.



Storyline

Vasil, 26, has been working on construction sites in France for several years while his wife and child remained in Romania. With Dafina and his boss Nino, they form a particularly united and effective team.
Yet, deep down, Vasil has decided that this day would be the last of his exile.

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2024

Couleurs

Cast

Vasil : Liviu Bora

Nino : Bellamine Abdelmalek

Dafina : Nathanaël Rutter

Vendeuse : Manon Barthelemy

Chef de chantier : Olivier Sadoine

Plombier : Jean-Christophe Taton

Gregore : Georges Bura

Yoan : Delcho Koprivshki

Elena : Daiana Finta

Mariana : Anna Mihalcea

Crew

Image : Jean Combier

Editing : Santi Minasi

Production design : Sascha Stcherbanioff

Sound : Chiara Nardo, Quentin Romanet

Music : Jean-Christophe Gairard

Assistant director : Harold Deluermoz

Production manager : Mickael Girault

Festivals

Paris, France (2026)

Villeurbanne, France (2025)

Trouville-sur-Mer, France (2025)

Nice, France (2025)

Namur, Belgique (2025)

Clermont-Ferrand, France (2026)

Awards

Prix de la critique du Syndicat français de la cri - Trouville-sur-Mer, France (2025)

Prix du Meilleur Scénario Original - Nice, France (2025)

Sélection Campus - Namur, Belgique (2025)

Latest news on this film

More selections for DISPLACED

DISPLACED goes on it’s way with new selections, notably at the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival which will take place in February 2026 as well as at the Paris Court Devant Festival which will take place in early January 2026.

12/04/2025

DISPLACED : 3 prices in 3 weeks

A promising start to DISPLACED, a short film by Julien Lilti and Olivier Poisson, which won the Critics’ Prize as well as the Best Original Music at the Trouville Off-Courts Festival, and The Best Original Screenplay Award at the Nice European Short Film Festival.

09/12/2025

Selection of DISPLACED at the Trouville Off-Courts Festival

A first festival season is off to a great start for our short film DISPLACED, written and directed by Olivier Poisson & Julien Lilti, with selection at Trouville Off-Courts Festival. The audience will have the opportunity of discovering the film on Sunday 7th of september at 1 p.m. and Tueday 9th september at 2 p.m. in the Salon des Gouverneurs of the Casino Barrière.

09/01/2025