Le Début de l'hiver
Synopsis
One winter morning, a young boy walks in the countryside along an isolated road. A truck stops. The driver suggests to the child that he can take him. Little by little, the man becomes undertaking, until he commits the irreparable.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (2)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Les Films du Poisson
Full credits (10)
- Executive Producer : Laetitia Gonzalez
- Screenwriter : Éric Guirado
- Director of Photography : Thierry Godefroy
- Editor : Thomas Marchand
- Sound Recordist : Frédéric Dabo
- Costume designer : Anne-Gaëlle Daval
- Production manager : Stéphanie Andriot
- Sound Editor : Florent Klockenbring
- Continuity supervisor : Isabelle Vossart
- Sound Mixer : Emmanuel Croset
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama
- Themes : Childhood, Conflict, Human nature , Fear, Violence, Countryside
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2009
- Runtime : 15 min
- Visa number : 120.963
- Visa issue date : 26/02/2010
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby DTS
- Rating restrictions : Suitable for all viewers, with warnings
News & awards
Selections (9)
Rome International Festival of Short Films & New Images (Arcipelago)
Italy, 2010
Online International Competition
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