Whales Don’t Swim

A Short film of

Matthieu Ruyssen

Produced by

Micro Climat

Production year2020

Runtime

21m

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Synopsis

Yves is a constant victim of humiliations handed out by other pupils at his high school. Synchronised swimming, which he secretly practices at night, is his only escape. But when Charlotte, a classmate and a member of the swimming team, finds out, he can no longer hide.

Credits

Director (1)

Matthieu Ruyssen
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Actors (8)

Martin Daquin

Juliette Février

Roxane Perret

Ilan Debrabant

Bruno Paviot

Raphaël Quenard

Camille Rutherford

Hugues Martel

Production and distribution (2)

Executive Producer : Micro Climat

Film exports/foreign sales : Manifest

Full credits (18)

Executive Producer : Thomas Carillon

Screenwriter : Matthieu Ruyssen

Director of photography : Lucie Baudinaud

Music Composer : Julie Roué

Assistant director : Nathalie Japiot

Editor : Marylou Vergez

Sound Recordist : Olivier Vieillefond

Costume designer : Marta Rossi

Assistant Operator : Rémi Delvern

Production manager : Marie Defois

Sound Editor : Clément Badin

Assistant editor : Clémentine Lacroux

Continuity supervisor : Pierre Cazeaux

Production designers : Émilie Abbadie, Aurélie Morincôme

Visual effects : Sylvain Coisne

Grader : Anne-Sophie Queneuille

Make-up Artist : Aurore Michaud

Sound Mixer : Niels Barletta

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Fiction
Sub-genre : Comedy
Themes : Adolescence, Friendship, Marginality
Production language : French
Production country : France
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : 100% French (France)
Production year : 2020
Runtime : 21 min 50 seconds
Visa number : 151.729
Visa issue date : 29/01/2020
Production formats : HD Cinemascope
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
Audio format : Dolby 5.1
Rating restrictions : None

News & awards

Selections (5)

Alcine
Spain, 2020
Languages in Short Films
Festival international du film de comédie de Liège
Belgium, 2020
Compétition courts-métrages
Short Shorts Film Festival
Japan, 2020
Programmes spéciaux
São Paulo International Short Film Festival
Brazil, 2020
Programme jeunesse

Resources

Website(1)

https://wrongfilms.com/les-baleines-ne-savent-pas-nager/

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