Synopsis
In the Romanian countryside, Mirela, a young fragile and nervous dancer, tries in vain to confess a secret to the village priest. The latter is preparing a ceremony to the memory of a dead person. A new teenager, Lucia, has just arrived in the region. Mirela and Lucia don't yet know each other, but their encounter will change Mirela's life.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (6)
Production and distribution (1)
- Foreign production company : Centrul Cultural Meta
Full credits (14)
- Screenwriter : François Barbier
- Director of Photography : François Barbier
- Music Composer : Malina Curca
- Assistant director : Maria Manolescu
- Editor : François Barbier
- Sound Recordist : Benoît Maerens
- Foreign Producer : Romelo Pervolovici
- Camera Operator : François Barbier
- Production manager : Nathalie Lapicorey
- Sound Editor : Filip Muresan
- Artistic director : Eva Pervolovici
- Visual effects : Marie-Léa Gatti
- Sound Mixer : Filip Muresan
- Post-production supervisor : Marie-Léa Gatti
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama, Psychological drama
- Themes : Adolescence, Motherhood, Religion
- Production language : Romanian
- Coproducer countries : Romania, France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Minority French (Romania, France)
- Production year : 2016
- Runtime : 9 min 45 seconds
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
- Audio format : Stereo
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)