Synopsis
Thirty-year-old Frankie is a cab driver. One day, a rich client gives him her baby to transport to its grandparents' place. The run's high fare awakens in Frankie the desire to demand a ransom in exchange for this rich baby. This is when Frankie finds himself caught in his own trap.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (5)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Local Films
Full credits (10)
- Executive Producer : Nicolas Brevière
- Screenwriter : Gaëlle Baron
- Directors of Photography : Pascal Poucet, Jean-Christophe Rivière
- Music Composer : Nicolas Bikialo
- Editors : Dominique Petrot, Julie Sellier
- Sound Recordist : Stéphane Léon
- Costume designer : Vanessa Deutsch
- Sound Editor : Xavier Thibault
- Production Designer : Jérémy Streliski
- Sound mixer : Laure Arto
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Comedy
- Themes : The absurd
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2005
- Runtime : 13 min
- Visa number : 113.496
- Visa issue date : 13/02/2006
- 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)