Synopsis
Alone alongside a totally indifferent mother and an indolent, failure of a father completely dominated by his wife, nine-year-old Bertrand is fascinated by his interior emptiness. Bertrand is also a duckling brought home from market by the boy’s mother, thanks to which he will slowly open up to the world around him.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (4)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Les Films Dorla
Full credits (10)
- Executive Producer : Antoine Adam
- Screenwriter : Antoine Adam
- Director of photography : Johanne Debas
- Editor : Agnès Mouchel
- Sound Recordist : Vincent Vatoux
- Executive Producer : Annick Lemonnier
- Sound Editor : Vincent Vatoux
- Production Designer : Marie Le Garrec
- Special Effects : Roman Dymny
- Sound Mixer : Alexandre Chapuis
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
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