Synopsis
In Paris, during one year, the fates of several characters cross: Chinese artists are confronted with problems of integration, a French-Chinese couple which everything seems to take away does not manage to get on, a young woman tries in vain to escape her past, an other one reconstructs her life on ashes of a treason, a young man dedicated most of his life protecting somebody elses girl.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (13)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Cinelora
Full credits (14)
- Executive Producer : Caroline Chu
- Screenwriter : Caroline Chu
- Director of Photography : Josema Roig
- Music Composer : Mathias Duplessy
- Assistant Director : Lucian Chiriac
- Editor : Gaëtan Kerviche
- Sound Recordist : Pierre Carlier
- Costume designer : Caroline Chu
- Executive Producer : Caroline Chu
- Production manager : Caroline Chu
- Sound editors : Balthazar Boyer, Christophe Nassif
- Continuity supervisors : Cécile Visini, Clémence Imbert
- Special Effects : Cédric Lacourt
- Sound Mixer : Christophe Nassif
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama
- Themes : Relationships, Psychology, Racial discrimination
- Production language : French, Chinese
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2012
- Runtime : 25 min 55 seconds
- Visa number : 134.017
- Production formats : HD 2K
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)