Synopsis
He'd hardly begun his first day of training as a thanatopracteur, when Vincent, age twenty, abandons the profession. Going out of the hell of the funeral home with his first day salary, he is going crosses an angel in the person of Iris, a young prostitute. Having touched death, Vincent is going to touch life. More than a sexual and emotional adventure, it is an immediate and mutual love at first sight. To continue paying this story of love, Vincent finally takes back his training course. Without love, life is not worth being lived. Death either, moreover!
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (3)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : À la Vie Productions
Full credits (11)
- Executive Producer : Eddy Charbit
- Screenwriter : Nicolas Zappi
- Director of Photography : Camilo Soares
- Music Composer : Goulwen Courteaux
- Editor : Nathalie Triniac
- Sound Recordist : Quentin Degy
- Costume designer : Maud Galbrun
- Production Manager : Benoît Capra
- Continuity supervisor : Cécile Rodolakis
- Production Designer : Jean-Marc Pacaud
- Sound Mixer : Rémy Raoux
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Comedy, Black comedy
- Themes : Death, Eroticism
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2008
- Runtime : 15 min
- Visa number : 116.185
- Visa issue date : 20/03/2009
- Production formats : HD-CAM
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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