Synopsis
This is the extraordinary tale of a man who is so lonely and ordinary that the day when a button is missing from his shirt, he becomes a hero. A pale hero of unsatisfied daring, then the magnificent hero of reconquered dignity.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (3)
Production and distribution (2)
- Co-production : Kinema Production
- Line production : Audience(s) - Collection Lazennec Tout Court
Full credits (5)
- Screenwriters : Hervé Lozac'H, Laurent Moussard
- Director of Photography : Philip Ogaard
- Music Composer : Thierry Fauchard
- Editor : Élisabeth Guido
- Sound Recordist : François Guillaume
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 : 1997
- Runtime : 25 min
- Visa number : 90.311
- Visa issue date : 05/12/1997
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)