Synopsis
The story takes place nowadays in the countryside. Sixteen-year-old Karine arrives as an apprentice groom at a stable. In the village, she encounters a group of young people her age who are rehearsing a play. They invite her to join them, which she does. But Karine has a secret that she can't reveal: she is illiterate.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (10)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Mondayman Productions
Full credits (13)
- Executive Producer : Éric de Roquefeuil
- Screenwriter : Sylvie Gautier
- Director of photography : Margaux Paturel
- Music Composer : Alexis Aledji
- Assistant Director : Tom Capron
- Editor : Anne-Marie Sangla
- Sound Recordist : Guillaume Tarrade
- Associate producer : Sylvie Gautier
- Assistant Operator : Oscar Cozic
- Sound editor : Juliette Bouilloux-Heintz
- Continuity supervisor : Isabelle Cadière
- Production Designer : Alain Jacques
- Sound Mixer : Pierre-Jean Labrusse
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Comedy, Psychological drama, Portrait
- Themes : Illiteracy, Monde rural, Theater
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2019
- Runtime : 29 min 54 seconds
- Visa number : 149.797
- Visa issue date : 31/05/2019
- Production formats : HD-CAM
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)