Synopsis
Christmas Eve. Sophie, an intern in the emergency psych ward on the brink of a burnout, is tasked with admitting Marie, a disturbed patient who was brought to the ward by the police after a crisis. Despite her incoherent ramblings and obvious psychic distress, there is something special about Marie that troubles Sophie. During their conversation, Marie sees straight through Sophie and reveals things to her that lead Sophie to deeply question her relationship with Vincent, her lover. After this Christmas Eve, nothing will ever be like it was before.
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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
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- Executive Producers : Boris Mendza, Gaël Cabouat, David Atrakchi
- Screenwriters : Clémence Poésy, Éric Forestier
- Director of Photography : Joe Russell
- Music Composer : Ava Hervier
- Assistant Director : Michaël De Nijs
- Editors : Raphaëlle Martin-Hölger, Amélie Collart
- Sound Recordist : Dirk Bombey
- Costume designer : Alice Eyssartier
- Foreign producers : Sylvain Goldberg, Serge De Poucques
- Line Producers : Boris Mendza, Gaël Cabouat, David Atrakchi, Sylvain Goldberg, Serge De Poucques
- Co-producer : Bruno Boutleux
- Assistant Operator : Elvis Fontaine-Garant
- Camera Operator : Jean-François Pauly
- Production managers : Sabine Raskin, Maxime Maisin, Pierre Foulon
- Sound Editor : Clément Badin
- Continuity supervisor : Anouchka Czmil
- Production Designer : Julien Van Der Stichelen Rogier
- Casting : Youna De Peretti, Florie Carbonne
- Make-up Artist : Kaatje Van Damme
- Sound Mixer : Frédéric Le Louêt
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama
- Themes : Insanity, Femininity, Medicine
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : France, Belgium
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France, Belgium)
- Production year : 2018
- Runtime : 15 min 43 seconds
- Visa number : 149.524
- Visa issue date : 29/05/2019
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 2.00
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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