Synopsis
Like a River tells the crossed destinies of two sisters, Thao and Sao Maï, two teenage girls who live in Saigon and will be separated by the Vietnam war. For one, a life outside her country, and for the other, war and communism.
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- Executive Producer : Les Films de l'Arlequin
- Foreign production company : ONF - Office National du Film du Canada
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- Executive Producer : Dora Benousilio
- Screenwriter : Sandra Desmazières
- Music Composer : Manuel Merlot
- Editor : Guerric Catala
- Sound Recordist : Thibaut Macquart
- Foreign producer : Julie Roy
- Voice : Sara Martins, Linh-Dan Pham
- Production manager : Fariza Daguelou
- Sound editors : Gwennolé Le Borgne, Alexis Place, Antoine Citrinot
- Production Designer : Sandra Desmazières
- Animation : Sandra Desmazières, Janet Perlman, Eva Cvijanović
- Foley artist : Nicolas Fioraso
- Graphic designer : Sandra Desmazières
- Sound Mixer : Cyril Holtz
- Storyboard artist : Sandra Desmazières
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Animated film
- Sub-genre : 2D animation, Cartoon, Drama, Historical
- Themes : Family, Politics, Conflict
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : France (74.22%), Canada (25.78%)
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France, Canada)
- Production year : 2021
- Runtime : 14 min 34 seconds
- Visa number : 150.369
- Visa issue date : 15/10/2020
- Production formats : Digital creation - Scanned images
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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