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
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Actors (3)
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
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
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About
Freely inspired by the biblical story of Cain and Abel.
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)