Synopsis
This film deals with the daily life of a rather unusual family who live in a railway station that has now been shut down. The father does odd jobs, while the mother looks after their two children and cooks meals. One afternoon, she's visited by a man who's come to cut off the water supply because of unpaid bills dating back two years.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (2)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Plans de Bataille Productions
- Co-production : shilo films
Full credits (7)
- Screenwriter : Franck Heslon
- Director of Photography : Frédéric Serve
- Editor : Barbara Bascou
- Sound Recordist : Dominique Dallemagne
- Costume designer : Aurélie Chamouard
- Author of original work : Marguerite Duras
- Production Designer : Sandra Castello
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Literary adaptation , Drama
- Themes : Family, Exclusion
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2004
- Runtime : 37 min 12 seconds
- Visa number : 107.412
- Visa issue date : 28/06/2004
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby SR
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