Synopsis
When Paul, a depressive policeman, phones SOS Suicide to obtain some help, he falls on Jeff who offers him some technical support to finish it! Both discover that they have a common fascination in violence. Paul, neurotic and trigger happy, and Jeff, a psychopath, are going to confront each other in a bloody game.
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- Executive Producer : Mouv' Productions
- Co-production : Cinergie
- Film exports/foreign sales : Premium Films
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- Executive Producer : Pascal Servais
- Screenwriter : Sébastien Chaplais
- Director of Photography : Michel Benjamin
- Music Composer : Jacques Davidovici
- Assistant director : Lena Nester
- Editor : Mehdi Mostefai
- Sound Recordist : Julien Sena
- Costume designer : Jermy Lopes
- Line Producer : Pascal Servais
- Co-producer : Jean-Paul Vuillin
- Assistant Operators : Tonino De Marco, Étienne Burguy
- Production Manager : Pascal Servais
- Sound Editor : Olivier Lamy
- Production Designer : Mathilde Balny
- Special Effects : Mehdi Mostefai
- Sound Mixer : Olivier Lamy
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Black comedy, Crime/thriller
- Themes : Parody, Psychology, Illness
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2013
- Runtime : 15 min 37 seconds
- Visa number : 137.224
- Visa issue date : 03/02/2014
- Production formats : HD-CAM
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
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