Synopsis
Early morning. A man is waking up in his bedroom. In the kitchen, two women eat breakfast. Thinking that the man is still asleep, they discuss their deep worries about the upcoming operation the man will undergo. They don’t know how to behave around the man and are annoyed by the doctors’ casual attitude toward him.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (3)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Le Fresnoy - Studio national des arts contemporains
Full credits (4)
- Executive Producer : Frédéric Papon
- Screenwriter : Michela Franzoso
- Sound Recordist : David Vranken
- Production Designer : Massimo Cutini
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Illness, Medicine
- Production language : Italian
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2006
- Runtime : 12 min
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)