Synopsis
Simon is twenty-five years old. He suffers from a genetic illness that keeps him pinned to an electric wheelchair. He has always lived with his mother in a small village beside the Seine river. His desire for independence clashes with the physical constraints his disability puts on his existence. This small family's way of life suffocates both of its members: Simon and his mother's destiny seem immovable.
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Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : La Luna Productions
- Film exports/foreign sales : La Luna Diffusion
Full credits (8)
- Executive Producer : Sébastien Hussenot
- Screenwriter : Régis Roinsard
- Director of Photography : David Quesemand
- Music Composer : Nicolas Haas
- Editor : Marie Robert
- Sound Recordist : Jean-François Mabire
- Costume designers : Claire Bégin, Mohamed Ikouna
- Production Designer : Riton Dupire-Clément
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Handicap, Fate
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2001
- Runtime : 37 min
- Visa number : 100.507
- Visa issue date : 27/07/2001
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
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