Synopsis
This story of a French-North African family takes place in Paris, 1965. Larbi, the neighborhood grocer, and Josette and Robert, who share the apartment next door, will all fall victim to an encyclopedia salesman.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (10)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Fada Productions
- Co-production : Mordicus Productions (Kinok Films)
Full credits (11)
- Executive Producer : Rodolphe Pélicier
- Screenwriter : Fabrice Benchaouche
- Director of Photography : Régis Blondeau
- Music Composer : Maurice El Médioni
- Editor : Marc Léonard
- Sound recordists : Pascal Lesaulnier, Jean-Marcel Milan
- Costume designer : Claire Fraïssé
- Voice-over : Ged Marlon
- Co-producer : Stéphane Parthenay
- Sound Editor : David Tripeau
- Production Designer : Jimmy Vansteenkiste
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Family, Childhood
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2004
- Runtime : 12 min
- Visa number : 108.508
- Visa issue date : 05/02/2004
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
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Awards (1)
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