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Synopsis
An anonymous woman walks through the night. A taxi waits. The woman takes the taxi then vanishes without paying. She leaves a bag, the instrument and motive for her subterfuge. Its contents, that she finds to heavy to carry, are burdened with an additional weight for the taxi driver. It's the weight of his own life that he will carry to the end of the night to reach his truth.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Magouric Productions
Full credits (5)
- Adaptation : Karim Boulila
- Screenwriter : Karim Boulila
- Director of Photography : Serge Guez
- Editor : Claire Raingeval
- Production Designer : Maori Debard
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama
- Themes : Love
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 1998
- Runtime : 15 min
- Visa number : 89.027
- Visa issue date : 09/10/1998
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
- Audio format : Mono
- Rating restrictions : None
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