Synopsis
Alexander and Maxime have got into the habit of coming up with little surprises to please their elderly sick father when, in a break with their usual daily round, they make their weekly visit to him. But this time it is their father who gives them a surprise -and it is not a pleasant one.
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- Executive Producer : Arts Premiers
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- Executive Producer : Charles Paviot
- Screenwriter : Simon Masnay
- Director of Photography : Julien Gidoin
- Music Composer : Ignacio Jacinto Villa Martinez
- Assistant Director : Stéphane Talagrand
- Editor : Delphine Cohen
- Sound recordist : Émilie Mauguet
- Costume designer : Stéphane Rollot
- Line Producer : Charles Paviot
- Assistant Operator : Guillaume Arbogast
- Production managers : Laurence Deray, Boris Prieto
- Sound editor : Émilie Mauguet
- Continuity supervisor : Bénédicte Kermadec
- Production Designer : Thomas Ducos
- Make-up Artist : Manuela Taco
- Sound Mixer : Bruno Porret
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Social comedy
- Themes : Family, Illness, Paternity
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2015
- Runtime : 12 min 27 seconds
- Visa number : 139.748
- Visa issue date : 09/06/2015
- Production formats : HD 2K
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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