Thick-Skinned

A Short film of

Jean-Bernard Marlin, Benoît Rambourg

Produced by

Why Not Productions

Production year2007

Runtime13 min

Synopsis

A twelve-year-old boy tries to kill a boy in his neighborhood so as to impress his father. What would happen if he managed to carry it off?

Credits

Directors (2)

Jean-Bernard Marlin
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Benoît Rambourg
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Actors (5)

Production and distribution (1)

Executive Producer : Why Not Productions

Full credits (7)

Executive Producer : Lucie Borleteau

Screenwriters : Jean-Bernard Marlin, Benoît Rambourg

Director of Photography : Yves Agostini

Editor : Julien Lacheray

Sound recordist : Marie-Clotilde Chéry

Sound Editor : Julien Roig

Sound mixer : Mélissa Petitjean

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Fiction
Sub-genre : Psychological drama, Portrait
Themes : Adolescence, Identity
Production language : French
Production country : France
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : 100% French (France)
Production year : 2007
Runtime : 13 min 30 seconds
Visa number : 117.598
Visa issue date : 13/11/2007
Production formats : Super 16
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 1.85
Audio format : Dolby SR
Rating restrictions : Suitable for all viewers, with warnings

News & awards

Selections (20)

Lutin Short Film Awards
France, 2009
Nominations catégorie fiction
Zinebi
Spain, 2008
International Competition
Stockholm International Film Festival
Sweden, 2008
Official International Competition
Regensburg Short Film Week
Germany, 2008
International Competition

Awards (3)

Osnabrück Independent Film Festival
Germany, 2008
Prix du public - 19° place
Nenzing Film Festival (Alpinale)
Austria, 2008
Prize of the Jury
San Francisco International Film Festival
United States, 2008
Golden Gate Award fiction

Delegations (1)

San Francisco International Film Festival
United States, 2008
Director : Jean-Bernard Marlin

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