Synopsis
He’s twelve, he lives on an island. An island without children. He’s never seen any, except in his fairy tale books. When he goes exploring the forbidden part of the island, he’s confronted with the fate of fairytales.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (3)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : GREC - Groupe de Recherches et d'Essais Cinématographiques
- Film exports/foreign sales : La Luna Diffusion
Full credits (6)
- Executive Producer : Alice Beckmann
- Screenwriter : Maxime Donzel
- Director of Photography : Stephen Barcelo
- Music Composer : Brice De Margerie
- Editor : Stéphane Canestrelli
- Sound Recordist : Serge Rouquairol
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Fairy tale
- Themes : Metamorphosis, Childhood
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2005
- Runtime : 10 min
- Production formats : Digital video
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.37
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
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