Synopsis
Sandraine and her Aunty Irène, both of Russian origin, drink tea and reminisce about their mutual ancestors. Irène recalls her painful childhood at the moment the ruling regime collapsed. Sandrine drifts off on daydreams inhabited by two imaginary characters: Irinka and Sandrinka. Sandrine then realizes she could have lived through one of history’s turning points if she’d been born 50 years earlier.
Credits
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Je Suis Bien Content
- Co-production : Les Films du Nord
Full credits (9)
- Executive Producer : Marc Jousset
- Screenwriters : Sandrine Stoïanov, Jean-Charles Finck
- Directors of Photography : Sandrine Stoïanov, Jean-Charles Finck
- Music Composer : Anahit Simonian
- Editor : Jean-Charles Finck
- Sound Recordist : Fred Meert
- Co-producer : Arnaud Demuynck
- Animation : Sandrine Stoïanov, Jean-Charles Finck
- Sound Mixer : Luc Thomas
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Animated film
- Sub-genre : Cartoon, Portrait, Drama
- Themes : History, Memories
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2007
- Runtime : 16 min 11 seconds
- Visa number : 104.776
- Visa issue date : 07/03/2007
- Production formats : Digital video
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
Box-office & releases
TV broadcasting
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News & awards
Selections (23)
Awards (4)
International Short Film Festival in Drama
Greece, 2008
Special Prize from the Ministry for Macedonia and Thrace
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