Synopsis
It is the autumn. On a bed song sung by a child, a man short of breath stops filling a hole in a place which looks like in a kind of clearing. This father of a seven-year-old girl loses brutally the hope to get back his wife who left him for another woman. His daughter escapes from him, he loses control of his life. But up to what point?
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Actors (3)
Production and distribution (1)
- Film exports/foreign sales : Casque d'Or Films
Full credits (8)
- Screenwriter : Sylvie Benavides
- Director of Photography : Arnaud Keil
- Music Composer : Patrick Réo
- Sound Recordist : Olivier Chatron
- Costume designer : Brigitte Margerin
- Sound editor : Diane Peyrat
- Continuity supervisor : Elsa Prioux
- Sound mixer : Diane Peyrat
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama
- Themes : Conflict, Homosexuality
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2008
- Runtime : 18 min 40 seconds
- Production formats : Mini DV
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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