Synopsis
At Small Castle, asylum seekers from around the world keep themselves busy while waiting to know if their demand will be accepted. But the name of the place invites to a tale, with its acrid humor, little by little, the castle becomes populated by a princess who spits snakes, a generous king, ghosts haunting corridors.
Credits
Director (1)
Full credits (8)
- Screenwriter : Frédérique Devillez
- Directors of Photography : Virginie Surdej, Guillaume Vandenberghe
- Editor : Mathias Bouffier
- Sound recordists : Grégory Noël, Alexandre Davidson
- Sound editor : Josefina Rodriguez
- Music Performer : James Bowman
- Sound Mixer : Emmanuel Croset
- Additional Music : Georg Friedrich Haendel
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary
- Sub-genre : Auteur documentary, Research - Experimental
- Themes : Exile, Society
- Production language : French, English, Turkish, Arabic
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2007
- Runtime : 56 min
- Visa number : 118.665
- Visa issue date : 12/02/2008
- Production formats : Super 16
- Color type : Color and Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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