Synopsis
Saturday morning, eight guys in sweatsuits gather for a seminar, hoping to find new solutions to the challenges they face in their couples. Pat, the instructor, certainly has some original propositions…
A dark comedy against domestic violence.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (9)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Les Films d'Avalon
Full credits (10)
- Executive Producer : Philippe Braunstein
- Screenwriter : Mirabelle Kirkland
- Director of Photography : Frédéric Nony
- Assistant Director : Patrick Beja
- Editor : Mirjam Strugalla
- Sound Recordist : Alain Contrault
- Production Manager : Yannick Bellée
- Sound editor : Anne Gibourg
- Production Designer : Rosario De Sanctis
- Sound Mixer : Alain Contrault
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama, Black comedy
- Themes : Relationships, Violence
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2006
- Runtime : 18 min
- Visa number : 116.705
- Visa issue date : 24/01/2007
- Production formats : Digital video
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 4/3
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : Under 12
News & awards
Selections (5)
Brief Encounters - International Short Film Festival (Bristol)
Great Britain, 2007
International Competition
Awards (1)
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)