On Your Shoulders

A Short film of

Quentin Valois

Produced by

Les Films des Quais

Production year2017

Runtime22 min

Synopsis

Martin has a hard time coping with his younger brother Thomas being the favorite son of the family. Martin and Thomas both live with their father, a forest warden, in a house in the middle of the pines in the Lande region. Their father only has eyes for Thomas. One spring morning, as per usual, the two brothers set out go fishing together. On the lake, Martin murders his brother, as he intended to do, and sinks him in the river beneath a sack of rocks. After this drama and, deep in a lie, the teenager naively thinks he will win back his father's heart.

Credits

Director (1)

Quentin Valois
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Actors (3)

Ayakin Ménard

Victor Mur

Xavier De Vismes

Production and distribution (1)

Executive Producer : Les Films des Quais

Full credits (14)

Executive Producer : Quentin Valois

Screenwriters : Quentin Valois, Pedro Usabiaga

Director of Photography : Fernando Colín

Assistant Director : Stéphane Oncina

Editor : Quentin Valois

Sound Recordist : Vincent Jégat

Costume designer : Pierre Gautherot

Line Producers : Stéphane Oncina, Andy Benetrix

Camera Operator : Andy Benetrix

Production Manager : Stéphane Oncina

Sound Editor : Vincent Jégat

Continuity supervisors : Quentin Valois, Pedro Usabiaga

Production Designer : Pedro Usabiaga

Sound Mixer : Vincent Jégat

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Fiction
Sub-genre : Psychological drama
Themes : Adolescence, Family, Murder
Production language : French
Production country : France
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : 100% French (France)
Production year : 2017
Runtime : 22 min 30 seconds
Production formats : HD
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 4/3
Audio format : Stereo
Rating restrictions : None

News & awards

Selections (1)

Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia
Spain, 2017
New Visions Competition

About

Freely inspired by the biblical story of Cain and Abel.

Resources

Presskit(1)

on-your-shoulders-presskit-english.pdf

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