Synopsis
A man tries to free himself from the constraints of an alienating job by undertaking intense physical training. By confronting and combining his body with the brutality of nature, he hopes to find, in the tangle of sensations, the serenity he needs for his existence.
Credits
Actor (1)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Aber Images
Full credits (9)
- Executive Producer : Daniel Laclavière
- Screenwriters : Olivier Broudeur, Anthony Quéré
- Director of Photography : Fabrice Main
- Editor : Julien Cadilhac
- Sound Recordist : Pablo Salaün
- Sound Editor : Pablo Salaün
- Continuity supervisor : Marilyne Brulé
- Production Designer : Mikaël Riou
- Sound Mixer : Christian Fontaine
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Portrait
- Themes : Nature, Sport
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2007
- Runtime : 13 min
- Visa number : 118.041
- Production formats : 16mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
News & awards
Selections (6)
Awards (1)
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
France, 2008
Special Jury Prize in the National Competition
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