Synopsis
West Point is an intimate thriller shot on Super 8. It’s a story of a family, emigration. It’s the Cabo da Rocha in Portugal, the western most point of the European continent. Facing the United States of America, it’s a metaphor for Ellis Island. It’s a street dance and, lastly, it’s the forgotten things that Alexandre and his sister Jeanne must accept to rid themselves of an original crime, the feeling of having been abandoned, and the color of wheat.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (5)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Les Productions Aléatoires
Full credits (9)
- Executive Producer : Laurence Rebouillon
- Screenwriter : Laurence Rebouillon
- Directors of Photography : Laurence Rebouillon, Michel Dunand
- Music Composer : Patrice De Benedetti
- Editors : Agathe Dreyfus, Laurence Rebouillon
- Sound Recordist : Pierre Armand
- Production Manager : Philippe Lebret
- Sound Editor : Pierre Armand
- Sound Mixer : Pierre Armand
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Crime/thriller, Research - Experimental
- Themes : Emigration, Family
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2008
- Runtime : 57 min
- Visa number : 113.913
- Visa issue date : 12/09/2008
- Production formats : Super 16 - Super 8
- Color type : Color and Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 1.33
- Audio format : Dolby DTS
- Rating restrictions : None
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