Synopsis
Once upon a time, there was fifteen-year-old Frédéric, known as Freddy. A well-behaved teenager, he spends the weekend at his father's place in a calm, well-off suburb. A father and son. A routine evening. The street calls out to Freddy. He slips out into it, leaving his father behind asleep.
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Actors (4)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Sotavento
- Foreign production company : MG Productions
Full credits (15)
- Executive Producer : Antoine Roch
- Screenwriter : Florent Sauze
- Director of Photography : Sébastien Koeppel
- Music Composers : Olivier Touche, Veence Hanao
- Assistant director : Gabrielle Schaff
- Editor : Bruno Tracq
- Sound Recordist : Fabrice Grizard
- Costume designer : Claire Raison
- Foreign Producer : Michaël Goldberg
- Production Manager : Julien Decoin
- Sound Editor : Olivier Touche
- Continuity supervisor : Soizic Poënces
- Production Designer : Charles Rempenault
- Sound Mixer : David Gillain
- Narrators : Hassan Razak, Mourad Bouhlali
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama
- Themes : Adolescence, Freedom, Violence
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : France, Belgium
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 50% French (France, Belgium)
- Production year : 2008
- Runtime : 18 min
- Visa number : 120.069
- Visa issue date : 22/12/2008
- Production formats : Super 16
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
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