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.
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- Executive Producer : Les Films au Long Cours
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- Executive Producers : Olivier Berlemont, Ludovic Henry, Julien Naveau
- Screenwriter : Olivier Riou
- Director of Photography : Yves Kohen
- Music Composer : Thomas Pitaux
- Editor : Frédéric Réau
- Sound Recordist : Jocelyn Robert
- Costume designer : Martine Henry
- Sound Editor : Emmanuel Bonnat
- Production Designer : Claire Taimiot
- Sound Mixer : Vincent Verdoux
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Technical details
- Type : 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
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