Synopsis
When his father dies, Clément returns to the town where he was born. A question over an unpaid debt plunges him into his late father’s affairs that he had not been closely involved with these past years. He discovers signs of a past that he was blind to, and becomes aware of his own absence. As he attempts to piece together the puzzle of his father’s past, Clément gets a little lost along the way.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (8)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Rougemarine
- Co-production : Odessa Films
Full credits (8)
- Executive Producer : Laurence Darthos
- Screenwriter : David Oelhoffen
- Director of Photography : Lubomir Bakchev
- Editor : Sophie Bousquet-Fourès
- Sound recordists : Lionel Garbarini, David Goldenberg, Olivier Chatron
- Costume designer : Agnès Noden
- Co-producer : Yannick Bernard
- Production Designer : Pierre Lechevalier
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama
- Themes : Family, Exile
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2002
- Runtime : 45 min
- Visa number : 101.021
- Visa issue date : 16/01/2002
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
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