Synopsis
A young man from a respectable family wants to commit suicide. But he does not want his parents to suffer from his death. His altruism leads him to commit an irredeemable act.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (6)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : La fémis
Full credits (11)
- Screenwriters : François Ozon, Nicolas Mercier
- Director of photography : Sylvia Calle
- Music Composer : François Couperin
- Editor : Thierry Bordes
- Sound Recordist : Benoît Hillebrant
- Costume designer : Juliette Cheneau
- Assistant Operator : Marie Anisdahl
- Camera Operator : Yorick Le Saux
- Continuity supervisor : Sylvie Ballyot
- Production Designer : Juliette Cheneau
- Sound Mixer : Benoît Hillebrant
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 1993
- Runtime : 13 min 30 seconds
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
- Audio format : Mono
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)