Synopsis
New York,1976. In an operating room, a surgical operation is about to end. It is now time to take back the patient. But when the elevator breaks down, both doctors have only a few minutes to save their skin in front of a very special patient: a grown-up gorilla.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (3)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Libero Films - PH Prod
- Foreign production company : Secret Hideout Films
Full credits (12)
- Executive Producer : Jean-François Hassoun
- Screenwriters : Jean-François Hassoun, Michele Mavissakalian
- Director of Photography : Luke Geissbühler
- Music Composer : Nicolas Martin
- Editors : Ray Chung, Jean-François Hassoun
- Sound Recordist : Dan Bricker
- Costume designer : Martina Melendez
- Foreign Producer : Joseph Bakhash
- Production Manager : Patrick Gratian
- Sound Editor : Allan Zaleski
- Continuity supervisor : Peter Chan
- Production Designer : Adrian Doering
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama, Research - Experimental
- Themes : Revenge, Conflict, Science
- Production language : English
- Coproducer countries : France, United States
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France, United States)
- Production year : 2011
- Runtime : 16 min 25 seconds
- Visa number : 126.275
- Visa issue date : 23/09/2011
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)