Synopsis
In front of choice of an abortion, Axelle hesitates to speak about it to her mother. After a quarrel with this last one, she searches for her unknown father. By means of her older brother, she finds his house in which she meets Benjamin, her eight-year-old half brother of whose existence she ignored. Unconscious of the consequences of her act, Axelle kidnaps him to her home, in some hundreds kilometers from the child`s house.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (5)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Vudeface Production
- Co-production : Kidam
Full credits (12)
- Executive Producers : François-Pierre Clavel, Bastien Ehouzan
- Screenwriter : Damien Lecointre Nedelec
- Director of Photography : Alfredo Altamirano
- Music Composer : Victor Seguin
- Editor : Jeanne Oberson
- Sound Recordist : Philippe Schillinger
- Costume designer : Marie Credou
- Co-producer : Alexandre Perrier
- Production manager : Ève Robin
- Sound Editor : Clément Maléo
- Production Designer : Eugénie Manjoya
- Sound Mixer : Frédéric Théry
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Adolescence, Paternity
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2010
- Runtime : 30 min
- Visa number : 125.879
- Visa issue date : 18/11/2010
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
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