Planned Obsolescence
Synopsis
Océane is fifteen, a chubby girl with self-esteem issues. She's happy to escape her school for a week to do work experience at the head office of a big electrical appliances firm. But she soon realizes that in some work environments, things aren't so different from the cruel world of her high school.
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- Executive Producer : Koro Films
Full credits (17)
- Executive producers : Diane Jassem, Céline Chapdaniel
- Screenwriters : Anaïs Carpita, Marie-Sophie Chambon
- Director of Photography : Yann Maritaud
- Music Composer : Alexandre de La Baume
- Assistant director : Claire-Oriane Vauchelle
- Editor : Julie Lena
- Sound Recordist : Gaël Eléon
- Costume designer : Emma Coiraton
- Assistant Operators : Léonidas Arvanitis, Kinan Massarani, Agnès Jeanneau, Nicolas Berteyac
- Camera Operator : Yann Maritaud
- Production manager : Camille De Chevigny
- Sound Editor : Mathieu Vigouroux
- Continuity supervisor : Virginie Cheval
- Production Designer : Edwige Le Carquet
- Special Effects : Guillaume Le Gouez
- Make-up Artist : Maëla Gervais
- Sound Mixer : Jean-Charles Bastion
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- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama, Black comedy
- Themes : Adolescence, Harassment/bullying, Work
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2016
- Runtime : 26 min
- Visa number : 145.377
- Visa issue date : 21/04/2017
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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It was nominated for the 2015 César for Best Animated Short Film.
