Synopsis
Rachel, a nineteen-year-old student, regularly babysits for Stéphane Mancini, a forty-year-old business executive who lives alone with Hugo, his two-year-old son. Stéphane often goes out at night and doesn't return until early morning. Rachel sometimes makes the most of this to invite Christine, one of her friends, over. One evening, while Hugo is asleep, the two friends keep themselves entertained by exploring the apartment, trying on Stéphane's ex-wife's clothes, and rummaging through the bathroom cupboards. Boris and Steve – their boyfriends – join them and very soon the evening turns into an impromptu party. Stéphane suddenly returns home, earlier than expected. He kicks everyone out – everyone that is, except Rachel, who is still wearing an outfit belonging to his ex-wife.
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- Executive Producer : Tabo Tabo Films
- Foreign production company : FCA Films
- Film exports/foreign sales : La Luna Distribution
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- Executive Producer : Damien Couvreur
- Screenwriter : Frédéric Mermoud
- Director of Photography : Thomas Hardmeier
- Music Composer : Stéphane Scott
- Editor : Sarah Anderson
- Sound Recordist : Julien Gonzales
- Costume designer : Hanna Sjödin
- Sound Editor : Bruno Reiland
- Production Designer : Fabienne Benisti
- Sound Mixer : Florent Lavallée
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- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama
- Themes : Adolescence, Love
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : France, Switzerland
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France, Switzerland)
- Production year : 2006
- Runtime : 15 min
- Visa number : 114.202
- Visa issue date : 09/10/2006
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
- Audio format : Dolby SRD
- Rating restrictions : None
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