The Hard Land

A Short film by Olivier Riou

Produced by Les Films au Long Cours

Production year : 2006

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Synopsis

Without letting his family know, Alain, a bachelor farmer, puts an end to his life in a man-made lake. Frédéric, his brother who settled in the city, concerned by the lack of news, finds the farm in a run-down state. Rediscovering the daily gestures of the farming life that he’d chosen to leave behind, without completely losing all hope, Frédéric experiences a few days in Alain’s ghostly shadow.

Actors (7)

Jean-Michel Coulon

Jean-Michel Coulon

Marilyne Canto

Jean-François Gallotte

Jean-François Gallotte

Odette Dumont

Roger Knobelspiess

Roger Knobelspiess

Coline Riou

Léo-Paul Salmain

Léo-Paul Salmain

Production and distribution

Executive Producer :

Les Films au Long Cours

Full credits (10)

Executive Producers :

Olivier Berlemont, Ludovic Henry, Julien Naveau

Director of Photography :

Editor :

Frédéric Réau

Production Designer :

Costume designer :

Screenwriter :

Sound Recordist :

Sound Editor :

Emmanuel Bonnat

Music Composer :

Sound Mixer :

Vincent Verdoux

Technical details

Short film

Genres :

Fiction

Sub-genre :

Psychological drama

Themes :

Family, Suicide

Production language :

French

Production country :

France

Original French-language productions :

Unspecified

Nationality :

100% French (France)

Production year :

2006

Runtime :

15 min 57 seconds

Visa number :

113.837

Visa issue date :

04/07/2006

Production formats :

35mm

Color type :

Color

Aspect ratio :

1.85

Audio format :

Dolby DTS

Rating restrictions :

None

Director

Olivier Riou

Slippery Ground (2012), The Hard Land (2006), Keep Off (2000)

Festival Selections (2)

Oporto International Film Festival (Fantasporto) - 2009

Oporto International Film Festival (Fantasporto) (Portugal, 2009)

Selection

Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival - 2007

Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (France, 2007)

Selection