The Lost Child
Synopsis
Elisabeth receives several mysterious anonymous phone calls. Under the impression that she is being watched, she develops a strategy to attract the intruder to her home. That's when everything gets complicated. She threatens him with a knife and thinks she has control of the situation. The victim and tormentor change places. The Lost Child is a film about the repercussions of emotional trauma, and about the shift from guilt to forgiveness. It's a thriller that becomes a drama of passion.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (2)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Onearth Productions
Full credits (9)
- Executive Producer : Josephine Mackerras
- Screenwriters : Josephine Mackerras, Gilles Noël
- Director of Photography : Matthieu-David Cournot
- Music Composer : Ulysse Klotz
- Editor : Rose-Marie Lausson
- Sound Recordist : Jean-Luc Peart
- Costume designer : Josephine Mackerras
- Sound editor : Laure-Anne Darras
- Sound mixer : Émeline Aldeguer
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama, Thriller
- Themes : Death, Psychology/psychoanalysis
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2008
- Runtime : 17 min
- Visa number : 119.286
- Visa issue date : 27/02/2009
- Production formats : Super 16
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
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