Synopsis
Getting away, that's the only thing that's real. For Manue, here there's nothing to hope for, whereas in America everything is possible. On the next pier, a container ship is heading for Massachusetts and they're looking for sailors. Gaffia agrees to hold Manue's hand for the long voyage.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (5)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producers : Les films de l'autre cougar, Films Grand Huit
- Film exports/foreign sales : Shortcuts
Full credits (17)
- Executive Producers : Annabelle Bouzom, Lionel Massol
- Screenwriter : Jordi Perino
- Director of Photography : Julien Le May
- Music Composer : Antoine Mermet
- Assistant director : Ingrid Chikhaoui
- Editor : Kévin Favillier
- Sound Recordist : Pierre-Albert Vivet
- Costume designer : Charlotte Pecquenard
- Assistant Operator : Yannig Dumoulin
- Production manager : Marianne Gielara
- Sound Editor : Thomas Hatcher
- Continuity supervisor : Aurélie Bidault
- Production Designer : Vinciane Amilhon
- Special Effects : Marc Martin
- Grader : Yannig Willmann
- Make-up Artist : Jessica Amari
- Sound Mixer : Thomas Hatcher
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama, Black comedy, Fantasy
- Themes : Death, Marginality, Dreams
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2019
- Runtime : 30 min 59 seconds
- Visa number : 151.517
- Visa issue date : 01/07/2020
- Production formats : HD 4K
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : Panoramique scope
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
Resources
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Full film to discover (with English-subs)
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)