Synopsis
As usual, nine-year-old Jade spends the summer vacation with her grandparents. She meets up with her lifelong friend Victor. But this year Paul, the son of Victor's mother's new partner, decides that she is no longer welcome. Victor doesn't dare say anything and Jade suffers from this sudden exclusion. While she prays that everything will go back to the way it was, the vacation turns into a nightmare.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (5)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Because the night productions
Full credits (16)
- Executive Producer : Anne-Laure Berteau
- Screenwriter : Louise Groult
- Director of photography : Aurore Toulon
- Music Composer : Adrien Brunel
- Assistant director : Leïla Gentet
- Editor : Rémi Langlade
- Sound recordist : Flavia Cordey
- Costume designer : Marguerite Frommer
- Assistant Operator : Lucas Plançon
- Camera operator : Aurore Toulon
- Sound editor : Flavia Cordey
- Continuity supervisor : Pauline Feiler
- Production Designer : Luce Jalbert
- Grader : Aurore Toulon
- Make-up Artist : Roxane Blondel
- Sound Mixer : Romain Ozanne
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Childhood, Holiday, Harassment/bullying
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2020
- Runtime : 21 min 53 seconds
- Visa number : 153.015
- Visa issue date : 04/03/2021
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 4/3
- Audio format : Digital 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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https://becausethenightprod.com/Bien-mignonne-1
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)