Synopsis
Mei Ling, idle young Chinese girl, lives alone in her apartment waiting for her lover. Until the day when she discovers a tiny octopus hidden in the kitchen sink. She decides to adopt it to escape from her boredom. The octopus grows.
Credits
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Je Suis Bien Content
Full credits (5)
- Executive Producer : Marc Jousset
- Screenwriters : Stéphanie Lansaque, François Leroy
- Music Composer : Denis Vautrin
- Editors : Stéphanie Lansaque, François Leroy
- Production Manager : Marc Jousset
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Animated film
- Sub-genre : 2D & 3D animation, Fantasy
- Themes : Solitude/loneliness
- Production language : No dialogue
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2009
- Runtime : 15 min
- Visa number : 117.849
- Visa issue date : 05/05/2009
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
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