Synopsis
Huguette and André, both septuagenarians, have shared their days for years. One morning, André is struck by death, leaving inconsolable Huguette in spite of the support from her daughter. The day of the burial, an strange event is going to come and restore a little hope to the widow, to make her believe in a second chance with her husband.
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- Executive Producer : La fémis
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- Screenwriter : Yann Delattre
- Director of photography : Ludivine Large-Bessette
- Assistant director : Lola Breton
- Editor : Julie Borvon
- Sound recordists : Alexis Meynet, Clément Decaudin
- Camera operator : Ludivine Large-Bessette
- Production Manager : Raphaël Deslandes
- Sound Editor : Paul Jousselin
- Continuity supervisor : Mélanie Parent-Chauveau
- Production Designers : Ola Nesterska, Arthur Richard
- Sound Mixer : François Abdelnour
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- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2011
- Runtime : 23 min 54 seconds
- Production formats : 16mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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