Synopsis
A young man who has just shaken off the last vestiges of adolescence finds himself obliged to spend the night with a stranger’s corpse in a barren landscape. This closeness with the dead man will spark off some unexpected behavior.
Credits
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Actors (3)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : 4 A 4 Productions
Full credits (8)
- Executive Producers : Mani Mortazavi, David Mathieu-Mahias
- Screenwriters : Vincent Vizioz, Marianne Tardieu
- Director of Photography : Johan Le Ruz
- Music Composer : Vincent Vizioz
- Editor : Claire Fieschi
- Sound Recordist : Luc Meilland
- Sound Editor : Bruno Reiland
- Sound Mixer : Mikaël Barre
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama, Psychological drama
- Themes : Freedom, Fear
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2006
- Runtime : 23 min
- Visa number : 115.474
- Visa issue date : 29/12/2006
- Production formats : Super 16
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
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