Synopsis
Benjamin, about forty, is in a mess. Without a job and in debt, he moves in with Monique, his mother, whom he had not seen for several years. With obvious reasons mother and son fight like dog and cat.
Credits
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Actors (5)
Full credits (16)
- Screenwriter : Pablo Rivas
- Director of Photography : Yann Gadaud
- Music Composer : Frédéric Petit
- Assistant Director : Roberto Reveco
- Editor : Anabela Dos Santos
- Sound Recordist : Nicolás Celery
- Costume designer : Javiera Azocar
- Producer : Pablo Rivas
- Assistant Operator : Jean-Baptiste Seror
- Production Manager : Pablo Rivas
- Sound Editor : Mickaël Roche
- Continuity supervisor : Anissa Cherfaoui
- Production Designer : Olivia Schwab
- Special Effects : Manuel Lopez
- Grader : Jean-Michel Petit
- Sound Mixer : Sergio Urcelay
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Music, Family, Ageing
- Production language : French, Spanish
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2012
- Runtime : 17 min 12 seconds
- Visa number : 134.979
- Production formats : Canon 5D
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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Selections 2012 :
Portobello Film Festival (Royaume-Uni)
Kinofest International Digital Film Festival (Roumanie)
Exground Filmfest (Allemagne)
Fest'afilm (France)
Festival Ose Ce Court (France)
Festival Paul Simon (France)
Festival Internacional Cinematografico de Toluca (Mexique)
Festival Latinoamericano de Cortometrajes ImageneSociales (Argentine)
Festival Chileno Internacional del Cortometraje de Santiago (Chili)
Festival Latinoamericano e Internacional de Cortometrajes Mecal (Chili)
Festivals 2013
Chicago Latino Film Festival (États-Unis)
Salento Finibus Terrae (Italie)
Festival Ciné Klap (France)
Sardinia Film Festival (Italie)
Certamen Internacional de Cortometrajes de Cerdanya (Espagne)
Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes de Temática Social de Berriozar (Espagne)
Festival Internacional de Cine de Lebu (Chili)
Festival Internacional de Cine de Tarapaca (Chili)
Festival de Cine del Conurbano (Argentine)
Festival Cine a la Calle (Colombie)
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