Synopsis
Gilbert, a security guard in a furniture store, suffers from existential problems. He confides his anxieties to his boss during a break. His boss tries to instil some wisdom into Gilbert, but ends up losing all sense of proportion.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (2)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Can Groupe PH
- Film exports/foreign sales : Premium Films
Full credits (8)
- Executive Producer : Jérôme Rucki
- Screenwriter : Philippe Pollet-Villard
- Director of Photography : David Quesemand
- Music Composer : Gioacchino Rossini
- Editor : Cyril Nakache
- Sound Recordist : Antoine Bourdain
- Costume designer : Nathalie Benros
- Production Designer : Laurent Tesseyre
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Human nature , Work
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2005
- Runtime : 12 min 48 seconds
- Visa number : 111.587
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)