The Golden Tortoise
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Production year2018
Runtime11 min
Synopsis
A couple lives happily in a humble, tumbledown house. One day, the man catches a tortoise with a golden shell in his nets. In exchange for its release the animal promises to make the fisherman's wishes come true. A tender and modern approach to this classic fable that illustrates humanity's unfortunate tendency toward greed.
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Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producer : Les Films du Nord
- Foreign production company : La Boîte... Productions
- Film exports/foreign sales : L'Agence du court métrage
Full credits (7)
- Executive Producer : Arnaud Demuynck
- Screenwriter : Arnaud Demuynck
- Music Composer : Falter Bramnk
- Editor : Corine Bachy
- Voice : Laure Josnin, Arnaud Demuynck, Rosalia Cuevas Simon
- Production Manager : Arnaud Demuynck
- Sound Editor : Falter Bramnk
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Animated film
- Sub-genre : 2D animation, Cartoon, Legend
- Themes : Parable, Human nature , Family
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : France, Belgium
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France, Belgium)
- Production year : 2018
- Runtime : 11 min 52 seconds
- Visa number : 147.948
- Visa issue date : 23/05/2018
- Production formats : Digital creation
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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