Synopsis
A five-month-old baby starts crying. His parents lose control of the situation and it escalates into violence. Over joyful Super 8 images of a child's bath and his christening, he tells us from the inside how this horrendous experience changes his life forever.
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- Screenwriter : Jean-Philippe Laraque
- Music Composer : Moby (Groupe)
- Editor : Jean-Philippe Laraque
- Producer : Jean-Philippe Laraque
- Sound editors : Jean-Philippe Laraque, Éric Lesachet
- Sound Mixer : Éric Lesachet
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction, Experimental
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama, Research - Experimental
- Themes : Family, Violence, Birth
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2018
- Runtime : 13 min 5 seconds
- Production formats : Super 8
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.77
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)