Synopsis
In a maternity ward, two women have simultaneously gone through the most wonderful and most tragic moment of their existence. Milla lost her child at birth. She packs her suitcase, getting ready to leave the hospital. On the other side of the corridor, a woman has just given birth to a little girl. She is thrilled but so exhausted that she falls asleep. When she wakes up her daughter Célia has gone and her nightmare begins.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (6)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Spoutnik Productions
Full credits (12)
- Executive Producer : Jean-Louis Gauthier
- Screenwriter : Alice Mitterrand
- Director of Photography : Nicolas Massart
- Music Composer : Yan Volsy
- Editor : Karen Cerutti
- Sound Recordist : Pascal Bricard
- Costume designer : Hyat Luszpinski
- Production manager : Marianne Geslin
- Sound Editor : Pascal Bricard
- Continuity supervisor : Camille Sauzeau
- Production Designer : Jérémy Streliski
- Sound Mixer : Damien Lazzerini
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama
- Themes : Motherhood, News story
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2008
- Runtime : 12 min
- Visa number : 119.518
- Visa issue date : 19/11/2008
- Production formats : Super 16
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby SRD
- Rating restrictions : None
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