Synopsis
A boy looks for his cat alongside a river. He won't find it. The cat is dying, and has wandered away from everything to find some privacy. The child arrives at the gates of time, where the dead disappear, and the living let them go. The boy is afraid, and enters a forest of symbols and memories. He grows up. His childlike illusions dissolve and blend into the landscape.
Credits
Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producer : Miyu Productions
- Foreign production company : Withstand Film
- Film exports/foreign sales : Miyu Distribution
Full credits (9)
- Executive Producers : Emmanuel-Alain Raynal, Pierre Baussaron
- Screenwriters : Mara Cerri, Magda Guidi
- Music Composers : Massimo Volume (Groupe), Stefano Sasso
- Editor : Albane du Plessix
- Sound Recordist : Stefano Sasso
- Foreign Producer : Davide Ferazza
- Production Manager : Tanguy Olivier
- Animation : Mara Cerri, Magda Guidi
- Sound Mixer : Fabio Chiossi
Watch this movie
Watch online
This content is for registered users only.
Are you a member? Please login to view content.
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Animated film
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama, Legend
- Themes : Adolescence
- Production language : No dialogue
- Coproducer countries : France (80.0%), Italy (20.0%)
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France, Italy)
- Production year : 2020
- Runtime : 10 min 11 seconds
- Visa number : 152.937
- Visa issue date : 15/12/2020
- Production formats : Digital creation
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.77
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
News & awards
Selections (14)
Movies and programs to discover
MyFrenchShorts
Full film to discover (with English-subs)
In the maternity ward, Céline awaits the arrival of her first child. It is Jeanne, her partner, who will bring her into the world. At night, in the entrance hall of the hospital, she meets men who are waiting, like herself.
🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)