Synopsis
Two men on an abandoned viaduct pump away on a handcar. Like modern-day Sisyphi, they labor in vain to push their load forward. A road movie that combines the burlesque and the absurd.
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- Executive Producer : Maud Martin
- Director of Photography : Olivier Cousin
- Editor : Baptiste Évrard
- Sound Recordist : Brice Kartmann
- Executive Producer : Maud Martin
- Camera operators : Joseph David, Andrew Kötting
- Sound Editor : Sébastien Cabour
- Sound Mixer : Sébastien Cabour
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- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary, Experimental
- Sub-genre : Research - Experimental
- Themes : The absurd, Human nature , Travel
- Production language : French, English
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2016
- Runtime : 59 min 50 seconds
- Visa number : 143.223
- Visa issue date : 13/10/2016
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color and Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 1.77
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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