Synopsis
Paris today. When a corrupt business man, Edgard, returns to France to face justice, his reappearance throws three lives into turmoil. There's Simon, his tormented son, Benjamin, a young and lonely composer, and Louise. Four lives that are thrown out of kilter and that intertwine in an uncanny and inevitable fashion.
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Director (1)
Actors (4)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : 4 A 4 Productions
- Film exports/foreign sales : L'Agence du court métrage
Full credits (8)
- Executive Producers : Mani Mortazavi, David Mathieu-Mahias
- Screenwriter : Nicolas Saada
- Director of Photography : Yorick Le Saux
- Music Composer : Nicolas Errèra
- Editor : Julien Leloup
- Sound recordist : Brigitte Taillandier
- Production Designer : Félicité Lefoulon
- Location manager : Johanna Colboc
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological comedy, Thriller
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2004
- Runtime : 30 min
- Visa number : 108.636
- Visa issue date : 29/06/2004
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
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