Synopsis
An old man, a solitary person without any ties, has restored for years broken dolls in his apartment. He has cut all links with his family and the outside world. The arrival of a new wounded doll awakes in him some terrible souvenirs that is going to upset his life.
Credits
Actors (8)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : La Voie Lactée
- Foreign production company : Jaibo Films
Full credits (12)
- Executive Producer : Nathalie Algazi
- Screenwriters : Julien Boustani, Cecilia Ramos
- Director of Photography : Christophe Neuville
- Music Composer : David Reyes
- Editor : Soazic Veillon
- Sound Recordist : Téo Sarfati
- Costume designer : Marie Credou
- Foreign Producer : Miguel Molina
- Production manager : Monica Mele
- Sound editors : Robert Kopeć, Jérôme Petit
- Production Designer : Aurore Huber
- Sound Mixer : Thomas Chatel
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama, Psychological drama
- Themes : Solitude/loneliness, Memories, Ageing, Arts and crafts, War
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : France, Spain
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France, Spain)
- Production year : 2010
- Runtime : 17 min 50 seconds
- Visa number : 125.432
- Visa issue date : 31/12/2010
- Production formats : Digital photography - HD-CAM
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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