Synopsis
Following the accidental death of a working colleague, Eddy is put in charge, in spite of himself, of going to announce the terrible piece of news to the wife of the deceased. Georges, another colleague, offers to go with him to give him support in this delicate mission and in the idea to go back home earlier at the same time. Arrived at the widow's home, both men are however going to have a great deal of difficulty in managing the situation.
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- Executive Producer : Elzévir Films
- Co-production : Bactery Films
- Film exports/foreign sales : La Luna Distribution
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- Executive Producer : Augustin Bernard
- Screenwriters : Joël Egloff, Gérard Pautonnier
- Director of Photography : Benjamin Chartier
- Music Composer : Christophe Julien
- Assistant Director : Denis Blanc
- Editor : Florence Bresson
- Sound Recordist : Sergio Henriquez Martinez
- Costume designer : Laetitia Bouix
- Line Producer : Augustin Bernard
- Co-producer : Gérard Pautonnier
- Assistant Operator : David Reinhart
- Production Manager : Nicolas Trabaud
- Sound editor : Fanny Martin
- Continuity supervisor : Karine Gozzi
- Production Designer : Noémie Boggio
- Sound Mixer : Vincent Cosson
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : The absurd, Friendship, Death
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2015
- Runtime : 21 min 43 seconds
- Visa number : 141.780
- Visa issue date : 03/06/2015
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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Adaptated from L'Étourdissement by Joël Egloff.
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