Synopsis
This story about depression is also about recovery and shaking off the grip of the shadows. It's about the beauty of chance whereby the reasons for the depression are discovered and the body led to redemption.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (3)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Sacrebleu Productions
Full credits (9)
- Executive Producers : Ron Dyens, Jérôme Yermia
- Screenwriter : Ron Dyens
- Director of Photography : Chanel Seguin
- Music Composer : Arno Alyvan
- Editors : Jérôme Yermia, Sophie Lartigue
- Sound recordists : Nicolas Volte, Stéphane Albinet
- Costume designers : Sabine Solin, Martine Henry
- Production Designer : Marie-Noëlle Lacassin
- Special Effects : Frédéric Balmer
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Insanity
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2003
- Runtime : 10 min 20 seconds
- Visa number : 105.759
- Visa issue date : 26/06/2003
- Production formats : Super 16
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
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