Synopsis
A wealthy banker prides himself on his fortune, but is literally bored to tears with his life. One day he passes by the home of a humble stonemason who tells him he is quite content with his freedom, his rock and his early morning cup of tea."But how can one live without gold?" exclaims the banker, sure that the man shares his love for gold!
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- Executive Producer : Les Films du Nord
- Foreign production companies : La Boîte... Productions, Il Luster Films
- Film exports/foreign sales : L'Agence du court métrage
Full credits (10)
- Executive Producer : Arnaud Demuynck
- Screenwriters : Wouter Van Haver, Arnaud Demuynck
- Director of Photography : Frits Standaert
- Music Composer : Niels Verheerst
- Editor : Frits Standaert
- Foreign Producer : Michiel Snijders
- Voice : Claudio Dos Santos, Jean-Michel Vovk, Franck Dacquin
- Production managers : Arnaud Demuynck, Michiel Snijders
- Sound Editor : Jeroen Nadorp
- Sound Mixer : Jeroen Nadorp
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Animated film
- Sub-genre : 2D animation, Cartoon, Legend
- Themes : Parable, Human nature , Environment
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : Belgium, France, The Netherlands
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Minority French (Belgium, France, The Netherlands)
- Production year : 2017
- Runtime : 16 min 2 seconds
- Visa number : 147.144
- Visa issue date : 28/05/2018
- Production formats : Digital creation
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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