Synopsis
In a small country village during World War Two, scenes in the lives of a handful of characters. A Resistance network chief hidden in an attic tirelessly waits for messages and news and writes letters to the outside world. Four resistance fighters of different origins receive a parachute cargo and pay tribute to a militia victim. A peasant is troubled by the outburst of violence in his life... This everyday on action, commitment and the inheritance of the Resistance.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (8)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Les Films d'Avalon
Full credits (9)
- Executive Producer : Philippe Braunstein
- Screenwriter : Vincent Bataillon
- Director of Photography : Jean-Noël Ferragut
- Music Composer : Richard Gili
- Assistant Director : Jean-Michel Fouque
- Editors : Valérie Mérie, Catherine Taieb
- Sound recordists : Daniel Ollivier, Claude Gazeau
- Costume designer : Barbara Kraft
- Production Manager : Vincent Bordes
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : History
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 1997
- Runtime : 15 min
- Visa number : 92.075
- Visa issue date : 17/10/1997
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)