Synopsis
A Hmong village in Cacao, in French Guiana. When his grandmother falls ill, ten-year-old Ying has to go to Cayenne to get medicine. By the time he decides to return home, night has already fallen. Along the way, an extraordinary event takes place.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (4)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Les Films du Requin
- Co-production : Petit Film
Full credits (12)
- Executive Producer : Marie Dubas
- Screenwriter : Imanou Petit
- Director of Photography : Nicolas Roche
- Music Composer : Gabriel Des Forêts
- Editor : Serge Turquier
- Sound Recordist : Antoine Brochu
- Co-producer : Jean Des Forêts
- Production Manager : Olivier Flambeau
- Sound Editor : Yohann Bernard
- Continuity supervisors : Imanou Petit, Natasha Gomes De Almeida
- Special Effects : David Walterspelger
- Sound Mixer : Xavier Marsais
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Legend
- Themes : Childhood, Imagination
- Production language : Hmong , French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2008
- Runtime : 12 min 50 seconds
- Visa number : 116.234
- Visa issue date : 18/12/2008
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby DTS
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)