Synopsis
A young man arrives in a small provincial village. Paul is an espresso machine repairman and has come to take care of the one in the small village café. There he meets Chloé, a grandmother who is raising her five-year-old grandson Mathieu alone, abandoned by his parents. Against a backdrop of humor and poetry, this encounter will change the course of their lives.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : 5ème Planète
- Co-production : Calypso Productions
Full credits (6)
- Executive Producer : Cathy Coopman
- Screenwriter : Gaël Zaks
- Director of Photography : Fabien Lamotte
- Music Composer : Julien Leborgne
- Editor : Alima Arouali
- Co-producer : Sébastien Vincent
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological comedy
- Themes : Childhood, Encounters
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2005
- Runtime : 20 min
- Visa number : 111.838
- Visa issue date : 19/09/2005
- Production formats : Super 16
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
- Audio format : Dolby DTS
- Rating restrictions : None
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