Synopsis
Noticing the increasing and inevitable decline of our society, three men, during a fortuitous meeting in the hammam, decide to go back in time to divert Socrate from his practice of philosophy, which, according to them, is at the source of this decay.
Credits
Actors (5)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Chaya Films
Full credits (11)
- Executive Producer : Serge Catoire
- Screenwriters : Bertrand Lenclos, Jackie Berroyer, Laurent Petit, Arnaud Aymard, Fred Tousch
- Director of Photography : Thomas Letellier
- Music Composer : Bertrand Lenclos
- Editor : Bertrand Lenclos
- Sound Recordist : Pascal Despres
- Costume designer : Catherine Oudinot
- Production Manager : Éric Chabot
- Assistant editor : Mona-Lise Lanfant
- Continuity supervisor : Anne Le Goff
- Production Designer : Géraldine Bessac
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Comedy
- Themes : The absurd, Politics
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2009
- Runtime : 26 min
- Visa number : 121.783
- Visa issue date : 24/12/2009
- Production formats : Super 16
- Color type : Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Dolby SRD
- Rating restrictions : None
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