Synopsis
A distinguished high-level government official meets two immigrant garbage collectors by chance. To show his "superiority," he flies off into a vehement outburst at the men. But he falls into a trap set by these people, whose own culture is steeped in the irrational, leading the man to suffer a bitter misfortune...
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (6)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Alcor Productions
- Film exports/foreign sales : Alcor Productions
Full credits (7)
- Executive Producer : Jean Lefèvre
- Screenwriters : Jean-François Romestant, Élise Romestant
- Director of Photography : Michel Thimoreau
- Music Composers : Bami-Jean Tsakeng, Alain Fayolle
- Editor : Janette Kronegger
- Sound Recordist : Gérard Barra
- Sales Agent : Jean Lefèvre
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Comedy
- Production language : French
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French
- Production year : 2000
- Runtime : 16 min 10 seconds
- Visa number : 97.843
- Visa issue date : 03/05/2000
- Production formats : Digital video
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
- Audio format : Mono
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