Synopsis
A small village lost in the middle of Africa. Feeling his death draw near, an old man decides to gather everything he has in order to purchase a sheep and offer it as final sacrifice...
Credits
Actors (3)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Les Films d'Avalon
Full credits (10)
- Executive Producer : Philippe Braunstein
- Adaptation : Claude Gnakouri, Luis Marquès
- Screenwriters : Claude Gnakouri, Luis Marquès
- Director of Photography : Pascal Baillargeau
- Music Composers : Ali Wagué, Djeli Moussa Condé, Thierry Nicolas
- Assistant Director : Vincent Morzadec
- Editor : Bertrand Boutillier
- Sound Recordist : Pierre-Antoine Coutant
- Production Manager : Vincent Bordes
- Sound Mixer : Florent Lavallée
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Fairy tale
- Production language : French, African dialect
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 1998
- Runtime : 6 min
- Visa number : 94.432
- Visa issue date : 05/11/1998
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
News & awards
Selections (13)
Flickerfest
Australia, 2000
Compétition internationale
Awards (1)
Larissa Mediterranean Festival of New Directors
Greece, 1999
Silver Horse - Special Jury Prize - Mediterranean Competition
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