Synopsis
Mira, disobeying her parents, stays home alone for the first time during school break… She thinks herself strong and self-reliant, but will be prooved wrong when fear comes upon her. The moments passed with her only friend Mathieu stir up her confusion. Gradualy, fear permeates everything. A shadow hunts her, a shadow feeding on her refusal to grow up and become a woman.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (2)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Paraiso Production
- Film exports/foreign sales : Paraiso Production
Full credits (11)
- Executive Producer : Nathalie Trafford
- Screenwriter : Jihane Chouaib
- Director of Photography : Dylan Doyle
- Music Composers : Mendelson (Groupe), Los Tres Amigos (Groupe)
- Editor : Laure Gardette
- Sound recordists : Béatrice Wick, Emmanuel Croset, Nicolas Waschkowski
- Costume designer : Carole Gérard
- Sound Assistant : Benjamin Rosier
- Continuity supervisor : Marine Billet
- Production Designer : Thierry Lautout
- Sales agent : Nathalie Trafford
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Bizarre
- Themes : Adolescence, Love
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2004
- Runtime : 44 min
- Visa number : 108.272
- Visa issue date : 10/11/2004
- Production formats : Super 16
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby SRD
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Awards (2)
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