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A Rat (2005)

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Film overview :

Director : Bosilka Simonovitch
Actors : Dinara Droukarova, Nadja Mihailovic, Walter Shnorkell
Short film, Fiction , Fantasy, Death, Childhood
Production language : French
Nationality : 100% French (France)
French release :
Runtime : 16mn
Associate production company : R!Stone Productions
Film export/Foreign Sales : Agence du Court-Métrage

Synopsis

During a visit to the tomb of her recently deceased father, eight-year-old Inès has a strange encounter with a rat. Her mother quickly discovers the intruder’s presence in the house and tries to get rid of it. But the rat evades every trap, thanks to Inès who secretly protects it. For Inès there’s no doubt: this rat is her father.

Festival selections

> Cannes - Directors' Fortnight - 2006 :

- Short Films

> FICFA - International Festival of Francophone Film & Video in Acadie (Moncton) - 2006 :

- Official Short Film Selection

> Palm Springs International Short Film Festival - 2006 :

- International Competition

> Stockholm French Film Festival - 2007 :

- Short films selected

> Stockholm International Film Festival - 2006 :

- Short Films

> Vienna Francophone Film Festival (FFF) - 2007 :

- Short films