Synopsis
Nicolas and Yuri work in a slaughterhouse. They're at the beginning of the production line; their job is stun the animals. Yuri would like to return to his homeland this summer and Nicolas is trying to find a present for his daughter's birthday, taking place the following day. An idea pops into his head to take a young calf out of the slaughter line to offer it to his little girl. But first he has to convince Sandrine, the slaughterhouse veterinarian, and Estelle, his wife. Is he really trying to give his daughter a surprise or is he trying to redeem himself by saving the animal from certain death?
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- Executive Producer : FullDawa Films
- Co-production : Adami
- Foreign production company : Nexus Factory
- Film exports/foreign sales : L'Agence du court métrage
Full credits (21)
- Executive Producers : Boris Mendza, Gaël Cabouat, David Atrakchi
- Screenwriters : Mélanie Thierry, Raphaël
- Director of Photography : Alain Duplantier
- Music Composer : Raphaël
- Assistant director : Amandine Escoffier
- Editor : Nicolas Sarkissian
- Sound Recordist : Jean Collot
- Costume designer : Stéphanie Vaillant
- Foreign producers : Sylvain Goldberg, Serge De Poucques
- Author of original work : Raphaël
- Line Producers : Boris Mendza, Gaël Cabouat, David Atrakchi, Sylvain Goldberg, Serge De Poucques
- Co-producer : Bruno Boutleux
- Assistant Operator : Gaëlle Tanguy
- Camera Operator : Joris Julian
- Production Manager : Charles Barberousse
- Sound Editor : Antoine Faure
- Continuity supervisor : Marie Maurin
- Production Designer : Thomas Coquemer
- Casting : Richard Rousseau
- Make-up Artist : Myriam Poulet
- Sound Mixer : Frédéric Le Louêt
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Family, Freedom, Monde rural
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : France, Belgium
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France, Belgium)
- Production year : 2018
- Runtime : 13 min 29 seconds
- Visa number : 149.521
- Visa issue date : 21/05/2019
- Production formats : HD Cinemascope
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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An adaptation of "Yuri," short story from the collection Retourner à la mer by Raphaël Haroche.
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