Synopsis
Winter 1922. That night, all the inhabitants of a small village in the Haut-Doubs region band together to help the midwife reach an isolated farm where a woman is having a difficult birth.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Les Films du Milan Royal
- Film exports/foreign sales : Les Films du Milan Royal
Full credits (5)
- Adaptation : Laurence Sémonin
- Director of Photography : Jean-Michel Humeau
- Music Composer : Gérard Bôle Du Chaumont
- Editor : Nicolas Barachin
- Sound recordists : Jean-Pierre Duret, Yves Capus
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Production language : French
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French
- Production year : 1995
- Runtime : 14 min 47 seconds
- Visa number : 87.577
- Visa issue date : 10/05/1995
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
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In the maternity ward, Céline awaits the arrival of her first child. It is Jeanne, her partner, who will bring her into the world. At night, in the entrance hall of the hospital, she meets men who are waiting, like herself.
🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)