Synopsis
The time of a train journey, Anna, aged twelve, plays. With her goldfish prisoner of its jar. With her father, Luzon, contained to himself, indifferent to the life. Incomprehension, contempt, cynicism, complicity, love, fear. The father and daughter are going to learn the strength of the link which unites them. But Anna discovers that her father is a hired killer and, on arrival, everything goes out of control.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (7)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : PIXIES.FILMS
Full credits (13)
- Executive Producer : Rémy Badan
- Screenwriter : Patrick Guedj
- Director of Photography : George Lechaptois
- Music Composer : Patrick Sigwalt
- Editor : Cyril Nakache
- Sound Recordist : Alix Clément
- Costume designer : Khady Ngom
- Production Manager : Rodolphe Pélicier
- Sound Editor : Patrick Sigwalt
- Continuity supervisor : Agathe Sallaberry
- Production Designer : Fabienne Guillot
- Special Effects : Laurent Dumas, Patrick Siboni
- Sound Mixer : Patrick Sigwalt
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Paternity, Travel, Psychology/psychoanalysis
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2011
- Runtime : 21 min 10 seconds
- Visa number : 131.894
- Visa issue date : 31/01/2012
- Production formats : Super 16
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 2.35
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)