Synopsis
While waiting for the green ray at the end of a wooden pontoon in Martinique, Sasha, an old jewish Russian woman, tells her grandchildren the most beautiful of her meeting with their black catholic grandfather. It was in Noirmoutier in 1934. His name was Désiré.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (7)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Les Films du Requin
Full credits (11)
- Executive Producer : Jean Des Forêts
- Screenwriter : Cécile Vernant
- Director of Photography : Yohann Charrin
- Music Composer : Ernest Léardée
- Editor : Franck Nakache
- Sound Recordist : Patrick Valey
- Costume designer : Catherine Gorne-Achdjian
- Sound Editor : Sammy Nekib
- Continuity supervisor : Natasha Gomes De Almeida
- Production Designer : Prudence Richard
- Sound Mixer : Xavier Marsais
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Romantic comedy, Portrait
- Themes : Love, Minorities
- Production language : Creole, Russian
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2006
- Runtime : 24 min 40 seconds
- Visa number : 113.548
- Visa issue date : 30/11/2006
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
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