Synopsis
Is a woman less of a woman if she hasn't had children? Is she less of a person if no one desires her? Martha is strong, lively, sensual, determined. Right from a young age, she has only dreamed of one thing: to become a mother. Fate has refused her the privilege. Martha doesn't give in. She wages battle against her own body, but this desire for a child eats her up and ends up destroying the desire that her lover feels for her.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (21)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Sensito Films
Full credits (11)
- Executive Producer : Stéphanie Douet
- Screenwriters : Annarita Zambrano, Delphine Agut
- Director of Photography : Thomas Ozoux
- Music Composer : Virgile Van Ginneken
- Editor : Mathieu Decarli
- Sound recordists : Virgile Van Ginneken, Pierre Bariaud
- Costume designer : Alice Touvet
- Sound Editor : Frédéric Théry
- Continuity supervisor : Cécile Bergès
- Production Designer : Virginie Destiné
- Sound Mixer : Frédéric Théry
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Friendship, Love, Relationships, Désir, Motherhood, Paternity
- Production language : French, Italian
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2009
- Runtime : 26 min
- Visa number : 120.824
- Visa issue date : 07/10/2009
- Production formats : Super 16
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)