Synopsis
A young girl goes into a bistro to ask for a glass of water. Inside, there's a man behind the bar, a bowl of French fries, and the boss who is gearing up to shutting down her business. After a few glasses, people loosen up and each of them reveals their secrets.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (4)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Midi30Quatre
Full credits (10)
- Executive Producer : Arnaud Leperlier
- Screenwriter : Nanfray Lagavardan
- Director of Photography : Ivan Martin
- Sound Recordist : David Poirout
- Voice : Nanfray Lagavardan
- Assistant Operator : Camille Pinodeau
- Production Manager : Arnaud Leperlier
- Continuity supervisor : Pierre Jaffrès
- Grader : Guillaume Chanaud
- Sound mixers : Alexandre Levy, Marc Denis
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Relationships, Violence, Misogyny, Psychology, Solitude/loneliness
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2019
- Runtime : 12 min 48 seconds
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color and Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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