Synopsis
Alice, a medical student, buys a small camera to film herself because she's convinced she has a rare disease and wants to prove it. Obsessed by this disease, which eats away at her, she neglects her boyfriend, Ben, who is powerless to rectify the situation. Alice then starts mutilating herself to make what is hiding inside come out.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (6)
Full credits (12)
- Screenwriter : Merryl Roche
- Director of Photography : Oscar Viguier
- Assistant director : Camille Marchandiau
- Editor : Axel Annicette
- Sound recordist : Zoé Just
- Costume designer : Merryl Roche
- Producer : Merryl Roche
- Camera Operator : Oscar Viguier
- Sound Editor : Axel Wursthorn
- Continuity supervisor : Marine Durand
- Make-up Artist : Emilia Simova
- Sound Mixer : Axel Wursthorn
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Horror, Bizarre
- Themes : Medicine, Metamorphosis
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2014
- Runtime : 19 min 3 seconds
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.77
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : Under 16
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)