Synopsis
Further to the disappearance of their pilot father, Nicolas and his young brother Matthieu are taken in by their closest relative, an old uncle country priest in Normandy. Very quickly, Nicolas, affected by tuberculosis, sees himself forced to remain locked in his room. However, determined to find his father, he leaves to search for him on the Norman roads, in a long initiatory journey where he will cross paths with many strange characters.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (5)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Spleen Films
Full credits (13)
- Executive Producer : Romain Baudéan
- Screenwriters : Romain Baudéan, Benoît Pillet
- Director of Photography : Florent Collignon
- Music Composers : Axel Dachet, Basile Chassaing, Arthur Lamarre
- Editor : Romain Baudéan
- Sound recordists : Basile Chassaing, Valentin Locard
- Costume designer : Fanny Éloir
- Production manager : Aurélie Delvenne
- Sound Editor : Axel Dachet
- Continuity supervisor : Mélodie Robert
- Production Designer : Jean-Marie Baudéan
- Special Effects : Jérémy Chicheportiche
- Sound Mixer : Axel Dachet
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama, Legend
- Themes : Childhood, Wandering
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2007
- Runtime : 29 min 30 seconds
- Production formats : Super 8 - DV-CAM
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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