Synopsis
Sixteen-year-old Mathilde has disappeared. It would appear that she commited suicide by throwing herself into the Loire River. Her father and his two brothers sail the river in search of her body. All three are riddled with guilt and grief, but their contact causes the issues of the search to shift.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (5)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Les Productions Balthazar
Full credits (7)
- Executive Producer : Jérôme Dopffer
- Screenwriter : Zoé Galeron
- Director of Photography : Olivier Bertrand
- Editor : Sandie Bompar
- Sound recordists : François Méreu, Pierre André
- Costume designer : Corinne Calandre
- Production Designer : Pascale Deneu
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2000
- Runtime : 29 min
- Visa number : 98.471
- Visa issue date : 16/06/2000
- Production formats : Super 16
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
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