Synopsis
A dark building: three old women whispering mysterious words. A man and a women locked up in a place of death. The only beings wandering in this enclosed word are sick children. Nothing can be solved, nothing can be built, no one can escape.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (4)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Les Ateliers de l'Arche
Full credits (6)
- Screenwriter : Joseph Gai Ramaka
- Director of Photography : Jean-Michel Humeau
- Music Composer : Ètienne Brunet
- Editors : Juliana Sanchez, Valérie Brégaint, Alexandra Guennec
- Sound recordists : Pierric Guennegan, Renaud Michel
- Author of original work : Wolé Soyinka
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama
- Themes : Love
- Production language : French, Other
- Coproducer countries : France, South Africa
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France, South Africa)
- Production year : 1997
- Runtime : 33 min
- Visa number : 90.004
- Visa issue date : 01/04/1997
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)