Synopsis
With the help of two young women, the owner of a shady garage manages to sell a powerful car that has been tampered with to a naïve elderly customer. The man takes possession of the vehicle, unaccompanied by the garage owner. Just as the garage owner is counting his winnings from the deal, they hear a loud blast. It’s the car he just has sold, exploding...
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (4)
Full credits (4)
- Screenwriter : Patrick Guinot
- Director of Photography : Stéphane Patti
- Editor : Corinne Garfin
- Sound Recordist : Xavier Piroelle
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Black comedy
- Themes : Fraud
- Production language : French
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French
- Production year : 2002
- Runtime : 5 min
- Visa number : 104.033
- Visa issue date : 15/02/2002
- Production formats : Digital video
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.33
- Audio format : Dolby A
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)