Synopsis
Hoisted by his rope, a hanged man is lifted up through the branches of a tree. While he is in the middle of his ascent toward the heavens and death, the woman who’d accused him of a crime clears him of it. He gently comes back to life, lying in a field, gazing at everything around him.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (6)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Centrale Électrique
Full credits (10)
- Executive Producers : Olivier Boischot, Patrick Dumont, Narimane Mari
- Screenwriter : Bertrand Mandico
- Director of photography : Pascale Granel
- Music Composer : Erwan Eyck
- Editor : Julien Lacheray
- Sound recordist : Claire-Anne Largeron
- Costume designer : Céline Ayel
- Sound Editor : Julien Lacheray
- Production designers : Pierre Pell, Stéphane Rosenbaum
- Sound Mixer : Philippe Grivel
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Bizarre
- Themes : Poetry, Surrealism
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2006
- Runtime : 11 min 20 seconds
- Production formats : Super 16
- Color type : Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 1.33
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : Under 12
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)