Synopsis
Alex and his older brother Víctor live with their handicapped father in Bogotá. Víctor is part of a gang of small time bootleggers. To prove himself that he is as capable as his brother, Alex decides to rob the warehouse were the elder works with the help of a rival gang. The heist turns to tragedy when both brothers meet face to face.
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Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producer : Les Films au Long Cours
- Foreign production company : Avenida Films
- Film exports/foreign sales : La Mer à Boire Productions
Full credits (9)
- Executive Producers : Olivier Berlemont, Ludovic Henry
- Screenwriter : Pablo Gonzalez
- Director of Photography : Emiliano Villanueva
- Editor : Pablo Gonzalez
- Sound Recordist : Jose Jairo Florez
- Costume designer : Yasmin Gutierrez
- Sound Editor : Matthieu Deniau
- Production Designer : Yasmin Gutierrez
- Sound Mixer : Philippe Grivel
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama
- Themes : Family, Violence
- Production language : Spanish
- Coproducer countries : France, Colombia
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France, Colombia)
- Production year : 2010
- Runtime : 20 min 29 seconds
- Visa number : 123.559
- Visa issue date : 08/03/2010
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby DTS
- Rating restrictions : Under 12
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www.longcours.fr/longcours_en/this-is-a-gun
Go to the sitewww.longcours.fr/longcours/Ceci-est-un-revolver
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