Synopsis
A lonely, introvert, unhappy 40 years old man, finds a gun. Little by little,this weapon will make him a hero. Unfortunately, the man doesn't understand that he's a good man inside and that he's able to change his life without using the gun. A tragic ending.
Credits
Director (1)
Actor (1)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : G2 Films
- Film exports/foreign sales : G2 Films, L'Agence du court métrage
Full credits (6)
- Screenwriter : Christopher Buchholz
- Director of Photography : Martin Putz
- Music Composer : Arnaud Jacquin
- Editor : Christopher Buchholz
- Sound Recordist : Éric Spitzer
- Production Designers : Alexandra Maringer, Hannes Salat
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama, Literary adaptation
- Themes : Insanity, Violence
- Production language : French
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French
- Production year : 2002
- Runtime : 12 min
- Visa number : 102.569
- Visa issue date : 25/10/2002
- Production formats : Digital video
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby SR
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