Synopsis
A small village in the South of France, Thomas, age thirteen, surprises his father making love with his professor, a lavish young woman of thirty. To end this idyll, Thomas, with the help of two friends, decides to kidnap and to keep the young woman. They oblige her to write a letter of resignation.
Credits
Actors (4)
Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producer : Injam Production
- Co-production : Moïra
- Film exports/foreign sales : L'Agence du court métrage
Full credits (8)
- Executive Producer : Pierre-Marie Jouany
- Screenwriters : Raphaël Vital-Durand, David Vital-Durand, Matt Alexander
- Director of Photography : Erwan Elies
- Music Composer : Groupe Portishead
- Editor : Marc Léonard
- Sound Recordist : Christophe Penchenat
- Costume designer : Cécile Magnan
- Production Designer : Franck Simon
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2000
- Runtime : 17 min
- Visa number : 97.480
- Visa issue date : 11/01/2000
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
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