The Killer Period
Synopsis
How do we cope with everyday humiliations?
Édouard Mouradian, a retired man of Armenian descent, cuts himself while do odd jobs in his garage. As he is taking anticoagulants, he bleeds profusely, but he must go and buy the one screw he lacks for the final touches to his task. It's a laborious trip, during which he is assailed by past humiliations that he's never really come to terms with and that lead him into a world of imaginary revenge.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (2)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Legato Films
Full credits (10)
- Executive Producer : Agathe Berman
- Director of Photography : Maxence Stamatiadis
- Assistant director : Morgane Nataf
- Editor : Elsa Jonquet
- Sound Recordist : Maxence Stamatiadis
- Production manager : Katya Laraison
- Sound editors : Mikaël Kandelman, Adam Wolny
- Graders : Dan Perez, Graziella Zanoni
- Graphic Designer : Hugo Blanzat
- Sound Mixer : Adam Wolny
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction, Documentary
- Sub-genre : Drama, Fantasy
- Themes : Revenge
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2015
- Runtime : 50 min
- Visa number : 142.259
- Visa issue date : 18/05/2016
- Production formats : DV
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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