Synopsis
After a night of partying, Ethel, a young modern and boisterous woman, arrives at the hospital to receive treatment for a serious illness. In the labyrinthine corridors, she encounters Elom, an elderly man who is also ill. Together, with loving carefreeness, they will turn their medica adventure into a journey of initiation and fantasy.
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Actors (14)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Cassiopée Films
- Co-productions : Digital District, Media Solution
Full credits (18)
- Executive Producer : Peggy Desplats
- Screenwriter : Stéphanie Lagarde
- Director of photography : Elin Kirschfink
- Music Composer : Antoine Sahler
- Assistant Director : William Windrestin
- Editors : Léopoldine Dupuy-Chausse, Stéphanie Lagarde
- Sound Recordist : Olivier Roux
- Costume designer : Carole Chollet
- Voice-overs : Florence Carayre-Windrestin, Morgane Lombard
- Co-producers : David Danesi, Jean-Pierre Pinco
- Assistant Operator : Rémi Bougès
- Production manager : Cécile Hénault
- Sound editors : Raphaël Sohier, Julien Gerber
- Continuity supervisor : Juliette Marguenaud
- Production Designer : Cédric Henry
- Special Effects : Vincent Escrive, Olivier Thévin
- Make-up Artist : Sandra Loock
- Sound Mixer : Florent Lavallée
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama, Comedy
- Themes : Illness, Encounters, Imagination
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2016
- Runtime : 54 min 23 seconds
- Visa number : 126.904
- Visa issue date : 22/09/2016
- Production formats : HD 2K
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : DTS 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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