Self Defense
Synopsis
Arthur, an unemployed lawyer, is obliged to accept a job as a Kung Fu teacher in order to receive his social welfare payments.
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Director (1)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Caïmans Productions
- Film exports/foreign sales : Premium Films
Full credits (11)
- Executive Producers : Jérôme Barthélemy, Daniel Sauvage
- Screenwriters : Thomas Gayrard, Nicolas Fleureau
- Director of Photography : Javier Ruiz Gómez
- Editor : Mathilde Morières
- Sound Recordist : Raphaël Naquet
- Costume designer : Mario Faundez
- Production manager : Pauline Rocher
- Sound Editor : Raphaël Naquet
- Continuity supervisor : Camille Ganivet
- Production Designer : Adrien Roman
- Sound Mixer : Marc Doisne
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Comedy, Comedy, Burlesque comedy
- Themes : Unemployment, Conflict
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2009
- Runtime : 13 min 49 seconds
- Visa number : 122.864
- Visa issue date : 18/11/2009
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
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