Synopsis
Sunday morning, Benjamin, a boy of eight, wakes up to go hunting. He finds his father in the kitchen, blank faced, the night before he buried his dog. In the disturbing forest, a wild boar is pursued, then shot down. Benjamin attends at his last breath. Back home, the child finds his homewor and the games of a Sunday afternoon. But night comes and the questions remain.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (3)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Petit Film
- Co-productions : Dublin Films, Les Films du Requin
Full credits (13)
- Executive Producer : Marie Dubas
- Screenwriter : Fabrice Main
- Director of Photography : Benjamin Chartier
- Music Composer : Alexandre Tomaszewski
- Editor : Jeanne Oberson
- Sound Recordist : François Méreu
- Costume designer : Jeanne Oberson
- Co-producer : Pierre Main
- Production Manager : Laziz Belkaï
- Sound Editor : Arnaud Rolland
- Continuity supervisor : Fanny Ficheux
- Production Designer : Olivier Puyrenier
- Sound Mixer : Benjamin Viau
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Portrait
- Themes : Childhood, Education, Countryside, Nature, Death
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2010
- Runtime : 18 min 3 seconds
- Visa number : 123.548
- Visa issue date : 22/10/2010
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
- Audio format : Dolby
- Rating restrictions : None
News & awards
About
Selection 2012:
Festival de Vaulx-en-Velin.
Resources
Website(1)
dublinfilms.fr/portfolio/grand-net-couteau/
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)