Synopsis
Set in the rural plains of Lesotho, the film documents a day in the life of children living in a Buddhist orphanage, leading to an exploration of shifting power relations and moral value systems.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (2)
- Co-production : KinoElektron
- Foreign production companies : Day Zero Film UG, Day Zero Film
Full credits (9)
- Screenwriter : Teboho Edkins
- Director of Photography : Samuel Lahu
- Foreign producers : Teboho Edkins, Don Edkins
- Line Producer : Don Edkins
- Co-producer : Janja Kralj
- Production Manager : Rebeatsoe Rasephei
- Sound Editor : Johannes Kunz
- Grader : Eric Giese
- Sound Mixer : Johannes Kunz
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary, Experimental
- Sub-genre : Portrait, Research - Experimental, Video art
- Themes : Ethnography, Religion, Immigration
- Production language : Mandarin
- Coproducer countries : Germany (40.0%), South Africa (30.0%), France (30.0%)
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Minority French (Germany, South Africa, France)
- Production year : 2020
- Runtime : 8 min 27 seconds
- Production formats : AVCHD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
News & awards
Selections (2)
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)