Synopsis
Hectic portrait of Grand Z, the former driver of the Abidjan locomotive - Ouagadougou, dismissed in 1995 following the privatization imposed by the World Bank. Big incorrigible pleasure-seeker, he was then brought down in full enjoyment, lost everything, and sinks into very dark days while waiting for his retirement pension.
Credits
Director (1)
Actor (1)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Ardèche Images Production
Full credits (7)
- Executive Producer : Jean-Marie Barbe
- Screenwriter : Camille Plagnet
- Director of Photography : Michel K. Zongo
- Music Composers : Youen Cadiou, Éric Dambrin, Pierre Thévenin
- Editor : Florence Bresson
- Sound Recordist : Sam Lallé
- Sound Editor : Julien Roig
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary
- Sub-genre : Auteur documentary, Portrait
- Themes : Society, Work, Literature, Poetry, Exclusion
- Production language : French, Mooré
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2009
- Runtime : 59 min
- Visa number : 120.522
- Visa issue date : 03/08/2009
- Production formats : DV-CAM
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 4/3
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)