Synopsis
Eleven-year-old Ariel and eight-year-old Maxence live in a small, remote farm. After a fit of madness, their mother Marine is obliged to leave the family home. Maxence believes his mother's disappearance was caused by monsters in the forest. Ariel enters the forest with the aim of killing the beast lurking their and bringing back his mother.
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Director (1)
Actors (4)
Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producer : Barney Production
- Co-production : Atelier Roman
- Film exports/foreign sales : Shortcuts
Full credits (15)
- Executive Producer : Léo Vilarem
- Screenwriter : Maxime Gillier
- Director of Photography : Augustin Barbaroux
- Music Composer : Pierre Desprats
- Assistant Director : Simon Grass
- Editor : Maxime Garault
- Sound Recordist : Gaël Eléon
- Co-producer : Christophe Roman
- Assistant Operator : Jonas Gayraud
- Camera Operator : Augustin Barbaroux
- Production Manager : Léo Vilarem
- Sound Editor : Maxence Dussère
- Production Designer : Charlène Dubreton
- Make-up Artist : Amélie Javegny
- Sound Mixer : Victor Praud
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Fantasy, Psychological drama
- Themes : Childhood, Family, Fear
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2016
- Runtime : 20 min 14 seconds
- Visa number : 145.258
- Visa issue date : 16/05/2017
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 2.1
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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