Synopsis
In a Beijing suburb, a Mongolian community takes care of a Chinese millionnaire's racehorses. Between repetitive tasks and the dreams of returning to their homeland, time seems to be frozen. However, behind the walls of the stables and even into Inner Mongolia, China continues to transform at a fast trot.
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- Executive Producer : La fémis
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- Director of Photography : Rémi Bassaler
- Music Composer : Jean-Charles Bastion
- Editor : Raphaël Costa
- Sound Recordist : Rémi Bassaler
- Producer : Natacha Le Véo
- Executive Producer : Natacha Le Véo
- Voice-over : Bazar Amartuvshin
- Production manager : Natacha Le Véo
- Sound Editor : Antoine Martin
- Sound mixer : Clémence Peloso
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- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary
- Sub-genre : Portrait
- Themes : Immigration, Exile, Exodus, Minorities
- Production language : Chinese, Mongolian, Khorchin
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2016
- Runtime : 29 min 56 seconds
- Visa number : 2016
- Production formats : HD-CAM
- Color type : Color and Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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A Town Called Panic: The Christmas Log (2013), by Vincent Patar & Stéphane Aubier
The year’s end celebrations are coming. Christmas : the tree, the dinner, the presents. Indian and Cowboy are expecting their presents eagerly. Overexcited by the organisation of the celebration, they fight and destroy the Yule log on which Horse was putting the last touch. Horse is livid and cancels the gifts from Santa Claus. How will they win back the favours of Horse and The Old Bearded Man? How will they retrieve their gifts ? For Indian and Cowboy begins a long, very long Christmas Eve.
🎄🎁 This new episode of cult animated series ‘A Town Called Panic’ was selected for festivals around the world, and notable gathered the Audience First Prize at the Bologna
Future Film Festival in Bologna.
It was nominated for the 2015 César for Best Animated Short Film.
