Synopsis
Mrs Jiang, an old Chinese lady living in the Parisian suburbs, is tired of her daily routine. One day, she finds an envelope full of money in a jacket left at her dry-cleaning business. She makes a wish that the client never comes back. Then, curious events begin to happen.
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- Executive Producer : Hippocampe Productions
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- Executive Producers : Christophe Battarel, Jordane Oudin
- Screenwriter : Qiaowei Ji
- Director of Photography : Raul Fernandez
- Assistant Director : Mickaël Cohen
- Editor : Cyril Battarel
- Sound recordists : Victor Gambier, Antoine Viallefond
- Costume designer : Qiaowei Ji
- Assistant Operator : Selen Kilinç
- Sound Editor : Florian Namias
- Continuity supervisor : Florence Cheron
- Production Designer : Jérémie Sfez
- Special Effects : Julien Buisseret
- Sound Mixer : Frédéric Théry
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama, Legend
- Themes : Suburbia, Immigration, Imagination
- Production language : French, Mandarin
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2012
- Runtime : 24 min 24 seconds
- Visa number : 133.837
- Visa issue date : 08/08/2013
- Production formats : HD 4K
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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