Synopsis
An old man is persecuted by a gang of kids. In a neighbouring apartment, a young boy plays innocently. A strange and poetic look at the London suburbs.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (3)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Gloria Films Production
- Foreign production company : Dancing Fleas Production
Full credits (6)
- Executive Producers : Laurent Lavolé, Isabelle Pragier
- Screenwriter : Alain Ross
- Director of Photography : Mathew Hale
- Music Composers : Hakim M'Barek, Franco Capone
- Editors : Paul Kirby, Ashley Stiebel
- Sound Recordist : Jacques Pibarot
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Production language : No dialogue
- Coproducer countries : France, Great Britain
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France, Great Britain)
- Production year : 1997
- Runtime : 11 min
- Visa number : 92.595
- Visa issue date : 14/11/1997
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
News & awards
Selections (3)
Stuttgart (Filmwinter)
Germany, 1999
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)