Synopsis
There is a fair in the village. A lot of noise and bustle. Little Martin is constantly hounded by his mother. He does all that she asks, but he suddenly insists on being given a red helium balloon. And then he also wants a green one, followed by a blue one. It's then that he suddenly rises into the air. He floats away much to his mother's and crowd's surprise. The become smaller and smaller down below, so faraway from Martin.
Credits
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- Executive Producer : Zorba Production
Full credits (9)
- Executive Producers : Guillaume De La Boulaye, Olivier Mardi, Charles Hassler
- Screenwriter : Violaine Bellet
- Director of Photography : Richard Mercier
- Music Composer : Daniel Glet
- Editor : Laurent Hochart
- Sound Recordist : Xavier Thibault
- Costume designer : Manuel Pons
- Continuity supervisor : Caroline Leloup
- Production Designer : Éric Bertoli
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Legend
- Themes : Childhood, Freedom
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2005
- Runtime : 14 min
- Visa number : 109.210
- Visa issue date : 25/10/2005
- Production formats : Super 16
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)