Synopsis
Cesar celebrates the birthday of his best friend, Balthazar, in a Polish restaurant. He has only one idea in mind: to tell him a few home truths and take the risk of breaking off their friendship. Submerged by his thoughts, Caesar finds himself unable to confess his feelings for Balthazar.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (4)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : La Dèche Production
- Foreign production company : Re Piola Films
Full credits (17)
- Executive Producer : Niels Bent
- Screenwriter : Niels Bent
- Director of Photography : Octavio H. Kern
- Assistant director : Gerizim Gallardo
- Editor : Aymeric Furon
- Sound Recordist : Pierre Carlier
- Costume designer : Naomi Carraud Couturier
- Line Producer : Niels Bent
- Assistant Operator : Vanina Falcone
- Camera Operator : Octavio H. Kern
- Production Manager : Paul Carraud Couturier
- Sound Editor : Pierre Carlier
- Continuity supervisor : Léa Mounier
- Production Designer : Marie Lavoquet
- Grader : Alexandre Dubois
- Make-up Artist : Naomi Carraud Couturier
- Sound Mixer : Pierre Carlier
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Comedy, Romantic comedy, Black comedy
- Themes : Friendship, Love, Fantasies, Imagination, Communication
- Production language : French, Polish
- Coproducer countries : France, Argentina
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France, Argentina)
- Production year : 2019
- Runtime : 11 min 21 seconds
- Production formats : HD-CAM
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.33
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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