Synopsis
Four centuries of French slavery is succinctly recounted with powerful archival images, cruel quotations, and written commentaries against a background of music by Giuseppe Verdi.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Amelia Films
Full credits (6)
- Executive Producer : Michel Patient
- Screenwriter : Michel Patient
- Music Composer : Giuseppe Verdi
- Editor : Michel Patient
- Sound Editor : Michel Patient
- Sound Mixer : Michel Patient
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary
- Sub-genre : Auteur documentary, Research - Experimental
- Themes : Freedom
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2006
- Runtime : 10 min
- Visa number : 115.417
- Visa issue date : 31/05/2006
- Production formats : Digital video
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 4/3
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)