Synopsis
While she gets ready to cross the street without looking, Lucie, a pregnant young woman, is saved at the last minute by Mr. Li. How will fate, with a terrible irony, cross the road of these two families?
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (4)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Adrem Productions
Full credits (14)
- Executive Producer : Hugues Deniset
- Screenwriter : Philippe Bénard
- Director of Photography : Denis Gravouil
- Music Composers : Philippe Rinino, Stéphane Brossolet
- Editors : Sonia Mariaulle, Agathe Planckaert
- Sound Recordist : Guillaume Valeix
- Costume designer : Gloria Lamouche
- Co-producer : Hugues Deniset
- Production manager : Delphine Bellonnet
- Sound Editor : Frédéric Prados
- Continuity supervisor : Aurélie David
- Production Designer : Laurent Avoyne
- Special Effects : Fabrice Herbet
- Sound Mixer : Frédéric Prados
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama, Crime/thriller
- Themes : Exclusion, Freedom, Family, Immigration, Justice
- Production language : French, Mandarin
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2010
- Runtime : 10 min 26 seconds
- Visa number : 128.204
- Visa issue date : 21/03/2011
- Production formats : HD-CAM
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 2.35
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
News & awards
Selections (2)
Awards (1)
Movies and programs to discover
MyFrenchShorts
Full film to discover (with English-subs)
In the maternity ward, Céline awaits the arrival of her first child. It is Jeanne, her partner, who will bring her into the world. At night, in the entrance hall of the hospital, she meets men who are waiting, like herself.
🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)