Synopsis
Locked in a basement, five individuals start playing a rather special poker game. Each time players lose, they must shoot themselves in the head. The reasons why they play this game are revealed, along with each character's personality, as the film unfolds.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (5)
Full credits (13)
- Screenwriter : Olivier Gardnair
- Director of photography : Élodie Ferré
- Music Composer : Julien Auclair
- Assistant director : Laurence Carnot
- Editor : Marie Renard
- Sound Recordist : Sébastien Linsolas
- Producer : Olivier Gardnair
- Line Producer : Olivier Gardnair
- Assistant Operator : Erwan Robert-Thomasson
- Sound Editor : William Mazure
- Continuity supervisor : Laurence Carnot
- Production Designer : Marie Toscan
- Sound Mixer : William Mazure
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama
- Themes : Human nature , Psychology, Death
- Production language : French
- Production country : France (100.0%)
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2016
- Runtime : 15 min 21 seconds
- Visa number : 147.937
- Visa issue date : 22/02/2018
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : Under 12
Resources
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Full film to discover (with English-subs)
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)