Big Guy
Synopsis
Brahim is in charge of his older brother Mehdi, ten years his senior. They live in a suburban housing project. Mehdi's disability, the result of a war wound, imposes constraints that make daily life difficult, forcing Brahim to take on heavy responsibilities. Worn out by rituals and chores and his deliveryman job to make ends meet, Brahim is confronted́ with a major dilemma.
Credits
Actors (8)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Studio Ciné Magueule
Full credits (16)
- Executive Producers : Hicham Harrag, Samir Harrag
- Screenwriters : Samir Harrag, Hicham Harrag
- Director of Photography : Florian Forléo
- Music Composer : Johan Poua
- Assistant directors : Gaëlle Tournier, Marie Benchimol
- Editor : Chloé Dupeyrat
- Sound Recordist : Harald Ballié
- Costume designer : Chamaïl Kahaloun
- Assistant Operator : Marc Marchaoui
- Camera Operator : Florian Forléo
- Production manager : Yasmine El Hammouti
- Sound Editor : Harald Ballié
- Production Assistant : Alaïs Petit
- Continuity supervisor : Loïc Hourdeaux
- Make-up Artist : Pascale Guégan
- Sound Mixer : Nassim El Mounabbih
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama
- Themes : Family, War, Handicap
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2020
- Runtime : 21 min
- Production formats : HD Cinemascope
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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A Town Called Panic: The Christmas Log (2013), by Vincent Patar & Stéphane Aubier
The year’s end celebrations are coming. Christmas : the tree, the dinner, the presents. Indian and Cowboy are expecting their presents eagerly. Overexcited by the organisation of the celebration, they fight and destroy the Yule log on which Horse was putting the last touch. Horse is livid and cancels the gifts from Santa Claus. How will they win back the favours of Horse and The Old Bearded Man? How will they retrieve their gifts ? For Indian and Cowboy begins a long, very long Christmas Eve.
🎄🎁 This new episode of cult animated series ‘A Town Called Panic’ was selected for festivals around the world, and notable gathered the Audience First Prize at the Bologna
Future Film Festival in Bologna.
It was nominated for the 2015 César for Best Animated Short Film.
