Synopsis
After a 10 years absence, Edmée returns to her hometown, a village nestled in the creeks of Marseille. She discovers that her brother Alex is still here, with a 4-years-old son. Alex doesn't want her back. But Edmée considers the child as a perfect ally to reconnect with his brother.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (3)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : The Red Ceiling
- Film exports/foreign sales : Premium Films
Full credits (18)
- Executive Producers : Philippe Savine, Robin Accard
- Screenwriter : Coralie Lavergne
- Director of Photography : Éric Dumont
- Assistant directors : Giovanni Battista Nazzaro, Léa-Jade Horlier, Sophie Couvrat
- Editor : Nobuo Coste
- Sound recordists : Gaël Eléon, Jean Avédikian
- Costume designer : Alexandra Rysow
- Assistant Operators : Sophie Patalano, Grégoire Lobut
- Camera Operator : Kévin Rosé
- Production Manager : Chris Ellis
- Sound Editor : Thomas Brzustowski
- Assistant Editor : Edgar Allender
- Continuity supervisor : Laurence Nicoli
- Production Designer : Frédérique Grossi
- Art Director : Yann Mahé
- Grader : Mathieu Caplanne
- Make-up Artist : Priscilla Baratiny
- Sound Mixer : Clément Laforce
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Family, Exclusion, Memories
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2021
- Runtime : 18 min 51 seconds
- Visa number : 154.368
- Visa issue date : 27/06/2022
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)