Synopsis
Francis is released after forty years in prison, full of hope and illusions as he embarks on a new life in his mid-sixties. Lucie, the young lady in charge of his rehabilitation, waits for him at the exit. Offering a sympathetic ear to the disillusioned Francis, she acts as an intermediary to this new alienating environment in which he finds himself. He feels trapped in this town; he is running from his past, but he cannot hide from it. Lucie goes all out to help him, and finally, to let him go.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Quad Films
- Film exports/foreign sales : L'Agence du court métrage
Full credits (9)
- Executive Producers : Nicolas Duval Adassovsky, Raphaèle Tanneur
- Screenwriter : Bill Barluet
- Director of photography : Isabelle Dumas
- Editor : Marie-Pierre Renaud
- Sound Recordist : Christophe Penchenat
- Costume designer : Véronique Périer
- Sound editor : Emmanuelle Segala
- Production Designer : Frédéric Lapierre
- Sound Mixer : Stéphane De Rocquigny
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Justice, Ageing
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2005
- Runtime : 19 min 30 seconds
- Visa number : 114.582
- Visa issue date : 13/04/2006
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
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Awards (2)
Resources
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www.derives-lefilm.com/
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