Synopsis
A little house in the suburbs in the middle of nowhere. A car trapped in the snow. The great desperation of a couple who kill time in front of the television. And this strange impression of déjà-vu. But you better hold on because at any moment everything could change.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (6)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Les Films des Trois Univers
- Film exports/foreign sales : Premium Films
Full credits (9)
- Executive Producer : Shirley Rose-Fontan
- Screenwriter : Didier Fontan
- Director of Photography : Christophe Grelié
- Music Composer : Christian Gaubert
- Editor : Manuel Cazorla
- Sound recordists : Pierre Tucat, Mourad Louanchi, Dominique Hennequin
- Costume designer : Laetitia Bourgeois
- Production Designers : Claude Gazier, Flore Guillemonat-L.
- Special Effects : Julien Legrand
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Bizarre
- Themes : Relationships, Psychology/psychoanalysis
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
News & awards
Selections (44)
Tübingen | Stuttgart International French-language Film Festival
Germany, 2013
French Short Film Night
Awards (4)
Lutin Short Film Awards
France, 2006
Lutin Award for Best Special Effects : Julien Legrand
Lutin Award for Best Art Direction : Claude Gazier
Larissa Mediterranean Festival of New Directors
Greece, 2005
Silver Horse - Special Jury Prize - Mediterranean Competition
Delegations (1)
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