The Philanthropist
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Production year2002
Runtime16 min
Synopsis
A young man wishes to borrow 10,000 € from a banker. The banker refuses, but offers to give him a million. To get them, all the young man needs to do is ask the banker.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Butterfly Productions
Full credits (8)
- Executive Producer : Pierre-François Bernet
- Screenwriter : Mathieu Zeitindjioglou
- Director of Photography : Didier Daubeach
- Editor : Jérémy Luc
- Sound Recordist : Guillaume Chevalier
- Costume designer : Marie-Hélène Aernout
- Continuity supervisor : Odile Castagné
- Production Designer : Cyprienne Kemp
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Insanity, Work
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2002
- Runtime : 16 min
- Visa number : 100.776
- Visa issue date : 16/01/2002
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
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Awards (1)
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Adapted from a short story by Virgilio Pinera.
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