Synopsis
Dominique, a student, is about to celebrate his twenty-second birthday, surrounded by his family and friends. The night before the big day, his mother Élise receives a phone call that seems to upset her. Dominique quickly learns that it was from her biological father who she doesn't know and who she has never met. A new call, on the day of the party, risks undermining the family equilibrium.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (19)
Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producer : La Folle Allure
- Co-productions : Pictanovo, Mairie de Douai
- Film exports/foreign sales : Gonella Productions
Full credits (17)
- Executive Producer : David Winne
- Screenwriter : Fabienne Winne
- Director of Photography : Stéphane Degnieau
- Music Composer : Benoît Duvette
- Assistant directors : Nicolas Turek, Karine Garbarini, Félix Verhaeghe
- Editor : Sonia Sokolowski
- Sound Recordist : Pierre Dernoncourt
- Line Producer : David Winne
- Assistant Operator : Bastien Rebena
- Camera operator : Fabienne Winne
- Production Manager : David Winne
- Sound Editor : Thomas Rouvillain
- Continuity supervisor : Diane Garsmeur
- Production Designer : Nathalie Carton Lou
- Special Effects : Benoît Razy
- Make-up Artist : Valérie Callens
- Sound Mixer : Thomas Rouvillain
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Romantic comedy
- Themes : Love, Human nature , Paternity
- Production language : French
- Production country : France (100.0%)
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2017
- Runtime : 17 min 27 seconds
- Visa number : 146.649
- Visa issue date : 28/12/2017
- Production formats : HD-CAM
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 2.39
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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