Synopsis
Pierre is a young boy from a family of Resistence fighters under Italian occupation in 1942. He meets an Italian soldier, a deserter, hiding in a sheepfold in the scrubland. Every day, Pierre brings the soldier food. To show his appreciation, and in exchange for his silence, every day the soldier gives Pierre a page from his book on Italian Renaissance architecture.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (11)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Tita Productions
- Co-production : Appia Productions
Full credits (12)
- Executive Producer : Fred Prémel
- Screenwriters : Gabriel Le Bomin, Valérie Ranson Enguiale
- Director of Photography : Pierre Cottereau
- Editor : Bernard Sasia
- Sound Recordist : Xavier Piroelle
- Costume designer : Céline Guignard
- Co-producer : Gabriel Le Bomin
- Sound Editor : Lionel Montabord
- Production Assistant : Mélanie Delaballe
- Continuity supervisor : Charlotte Joulia
- Production Designer : Nicolas De Boiscuillé
- Sound Mixer : Lionel Montabord
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Legend
- Themes : Childhood, War
- Production language : French, Italian
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2008
- Runtime : 13 min 52 seconds
- Visa number : 110.791
- Visa issue date : 14/11/2008
- Production formats : HD-CAM
- Color type : Black & White
- Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)