Synopsis
Sixty-year-old Pierre refuses to accept early retirement due to his poor health. Between major hassles and mini inspirations, he glimpses sometimes fantastic solutions for escaping his social condition.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (5)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Les Films au Long Cours
- Film exports/foreign sales : La Mer à Boire Productions
Full credits (11)
- Executive Producers : Olivier Berlemont, Ludovic Henry
- Screenwriter : Julien Guetta
- Director of photography : Pascale Marin
- Music Composer : Frank Gervais
- Editor : Noël Fuzellier
- Sound Recordist : Jean-Baptiste Haehl
- Costume designer : Adeline Boulé
- Production Manager : Fabrice Gilbert
- Sound Editor : Jocelyn Robert
- Production Designer : Philippe Van Herwijnen
- Sound Mixer : Romaric Defrance
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Unemployment, Paternity
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2007
- Runtime : 28 min 25 seconds
- Visa number : 115.720
- Visa issue date : 19/03/2007
- Production formats : Super 16
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby DTS
- Rating restrictions : None
News & awards
Selections (7)
Awards (3)
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
France, 2008
Special Mention from the National Press Jury
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