Synopsis
A red car crosses the countryside at a brisk pace. Inside, Michel, forty years old. A strange boy with an uncertain future. He has decided to take his destiny in hand since he has found a model seeming his reach. The model? A primary school teacher, Rene Gomez, a hero from of a documentary film who found himself at the Cannes Film Festival. While waiting to go up the steps, Michel, at last ready for his new function, is heading for the school. But he looses himself in the countryside and nothing goes as plans.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (7)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Goyave
Full credits (17)
- Executive Producer : Damien Mc Donald
- Screenwriter : Corinne Garfin
- Director of Photography : Pascal Auffray
- Music Composer : Éric Nemo
- Assistant director : Jennifer Peyrot
- Editor : Stéphanie Pédelacq
- Sound Recordist : Xavier Piroelle
- Costume designer : Delphine Birarelli
- Author of original work : Jean-Christophe Pagès
- Line Producers : Damien Mc Donald, Frédéric Malègue
- Assistant Operator : Gaspard Cresp
- Production manager : Sarah Benoliel
- Sound Editor : Alexandre Hecker
- Continuity supervisor : Jennifer Peyrot
- Production Designers : David Artigala, Irene Marinari
- Special Effects : Thierry Ardiller
- Sound Mixer : Pascal Busolin
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Comedy
- Themes : Human nature , Fear
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2014
- Runtime : 20 min
- Visa number : 140.759
- Visa issue date : 30/12/2014
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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Adapted from Road story by Jean-Christophe Pagès.
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)