Synopsis
Sitting at the top of a hill, looking at the besieged city of Munster, two soldiers talk of the glory and fall of the medieval communist utopia they have witnessed, that of the Anabaptists. They question historical truth, religious fanaticism, and democracy.
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Actors (15)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Spectre Productions
Full credits (13)
- Screenwriter : Martin Le Chevallier
- Director of Photography : Romain Le Bonniec
- Assistant Director : Nicolas Saubost
- Editor : Martin Le Chevallier
- Sound recordists : Terence Meunier, Frédéric Dabo
- Costume designers : Marie Rospabé, Caroline Tavernier
- Assistant Operator : Prune Saunier-Dardant
- Production Manager : Jeremy Rossi
- Sound Editor : Mathieu Tillaud
- Production Designer : Marine Fronty
- Special Effects : Yannig Willmann
- Make-up Artist : Marie-Laure Texier
- Sound Mixer : Adam Wolny
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Themes : History, Utopie, The absurd
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2016
- Runtime : 47 min 31 seconds
- Visa number : 140.301
- Visa issue date : 15/04/2016
- Production formats : HD 2K
- Color type : Color and Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 1.33
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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