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
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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In the maternity ward, Céline awaits the arrival of her first child. It is Jeanne, her partner, who will bring her into the world. At night, in the entrance hall of the hospital, she meets men who are waiting, like herself.
🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)