The Beginnings
Synopsis
Summer 1996, A young broken couple in search of a new meaning of life arrive in a very peaceful place of Burgundy. In search of a living, they end up looking after an old horse. Through a meeting she discovers her faith and he escapes alone. The nature, the elements, the love and the birth of a belief forces them to confront their reality.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (3)
Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producer : Les Films de la Fusée
- Co-production : NOSH Films
- Foreign production company : Arsonist's Films
Full credits (17)
- Executive Producer : Ruben Amar
- Screenwriter : Germain Le Carpentier
- Director of photography : Louise Bernard Pallas
- Music Composer : Fred Augé
- Assistant directors : Léa-Jade Horlier, Émeline Tissandier
- Editor : Clément Candelara
- Sound Recordist : Julien Sena
- Foreign producers : Christine Caro, Hélène Kuhn
- Co-producers : Rodolphe Ferreira, Raphaël David
- Camera Operator : Germain Le Carpentier
- Production Manager : Guillaume Moreau
- Sound editors : Aline Ounarom, Nicolas Sury, François Fayard
- Assistant editor : Laura B. Farrugia
- Continuity supervisor : Célia Nivel
- Grader : Thomas Weyland
- Sound Mixer : Martial de Roffignac
- Location Manager : Gérald Berlier
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama, Romance, Western
- Themes : Love, Religion, Nature
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : France (67.0%), United States (33.0%)
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France, United States)
- Production year : 2020
- Runtime : 26 min 51 seconds
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Digital 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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