Synopsis
Muriel, a young woman, arrives in Marseilles for the funeral of her mother who she hadn't seen for many years. The family rituals weigh her down and she escapes into the night, into the city, wandering the streets. She starts to follow a group of rowdy and joyous guys. One of them, Sami, is getting married the follow day and is living it up on his stag night. Muriel takes off with him. The night is only just beginning.
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Director (1)
Actors (4)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Neon Productions
Full credits (7)
- Executive Producers : Antonin Dedet, Julien Berlan
- Screenwriter : Isabelle Boni-Claverie
- Director of Photography : Samuel Dravet
- Editor : Amandine Marou
- Sound Recordist : Maxime Gavaudan
- Costume designers : Clivia Nobili, Julia Minguet
- Production Designers : Valérie Valverde, Éric Piérard
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama
- Themes : Love, Death
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2004
- Runtime : 26 min 2 seconds
- Visa number : 108.567
- Visa issue date : 09/07/2004
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby DTS
- Rating restrictions : None
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Selections (3)
Vues d'Afrique Montréal Film Festival
Canada, 2005
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