Synopsis
Laurent hasn't seen his his father since he was two. His father has just an accident. He is in hospital in Bayeux. The family rumour says that he almost died... Laurent refuses to go to see the man who has always acted as if he didn't exist... Julie, his girlfriend, does all she can to convince him to go to the hospital...
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (4)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Why Not Courts Métrages
- Film exports/foreign sales : Why Not Courts Métrages
Full credits (6)
- Screenwriters : Rodolphe Marconi, Gilles Taurand
- Director of Photography : Julien Hirsch
- Music Composer : Nicolas Bikialo
- Editors : Julie Sellier, Valentine Duley
- Sound Recordist : François Guillaume
- Assistant editor : Valentine Duley
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Production language : French
- Production country : France (100.0%)
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 1998
- Runtime : 15 min
- Visa number : 93.955
- Visa issue date : 02/12/1998
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
- Audio format : Dolby SRD
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Awards (1)
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