Synopsis
Maelys, eight, she lives in the countryside with her parents. Impertinent and solitary, she spends her life in the woods and swamps. One day, she discovers the corpse of a naked girl in the middle of the reeds. Fascinated by her beauty and her texture, she decides to take him in her hut.
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- Executive Producer : GREC - Groupe de Recherches et d'Essais Cinématographiques
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- Executive Producers : Marcello Cavagna, Anne Luthaud
- Screenwriter : Léa Mysius
- Director of Photography : Augustin Barbaroux
- Music Composer : Carlos Marks
- Assistant Director : Olivier Strauss
- Editor : Pierre Deschamps
- Sound Recordist : Victor Praud
- Costume designers : Margaux Remaury, Esther Mysius
- Assistant Operator : Anaïs Ruales Borja
- Production manager : Mélissa Malinbaum
- Sound Editor : Benjamin Falsimagne
- Continuity supervisor : Morgane Aubert-Bourbon
- Production designers : Margaux Remaury, Esther Mysius
- Special Effects : Mathieu Brusamonti
- Sound Mixer : Léo Lepage
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Themes : Childhood, Death, Imagination
- Production language : French, German
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2012
- Runtime : 25 min 21 seconds
- Visa number : 134.274
- Visa issue date : 28/05/2013
- Production formats : HD-CAM
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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