Synopsis
Sydney, an American tourist on vacation in France, wakes up in his hotel room one morning to discover that his wife has left him. Left to his loneliness, he seems to place new hope in the neighboring room, occupied by a mysterious Chinese woman and her husband. The woman seems to need help. Sydney attempts to break through the wall separating them, striving to find the word or gesture that will enable him to reach her.
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- Executive Producer : Qualia Films
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- Executive Producers : Benjamin De Lajarte, Frédéric Serve, Sélim Azzazi
- Director of Photography : Frédéric Serve
- Editor : Barbara Bascou
- Sound Recordist : Régis Romadour
- Costume designer : Rachèle Raoult
- Voice-over : Christophe Bruncher
- Sound Editor : Sélim Azzazi
- Production designer : Nathalie Rousseau
- Sound Mixer : Guillaume Leriche
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- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama
- Themes : Love, Fantasies
- Production language : English
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2007
- Runtime : 22 min 30 seconds
- Visa number : 117.554
- Visa issue date : 12/07/2007
- Production formats : Super 16
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
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