Synopsis
After a wave has engulfed half of humanity, waiting places are invented to maintain the link with the disappeared. Over the years, these places are filled with grief and hope. Until the day when the disappeared come back.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (17)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Les films du Worso
- Co-production : Les Hommes Approximatifs
Full credits (19)
- Executive Producers : Sylvie Pialat, Benoît Quainon
- Screenwriter : Caroline Guiela Nguyen
- Director of Photography : Augustin Barbaroux
- Music Composers : Antoine Richard, Teddy Gauliat-Pitois
- Assistant directors : Claudia Lopez-Lucia, Claire Calvi, Marie Zoubian
- Editor : Juliette Alexandre
- Sound Recordist : Gaël Eléon
- Costume designer : Benjamin Moreau
- Line Producers : Elsa Hummel-Zongo, Hilaire Perthuis de La Salle
- Co-producer : Caroline Guiela Nguyen
- Assistant Operator : Jonas Gayraud
- Production manager : Elsa Boutault-Caradec
- Sound Editor : Alexis Meynet
- Production Designer : Alice Duchange
- Art Director : Jules Bouteleux
- Grader : Karim El Katari
- Make-up Artist : Oana Menus
- Sound Mixer : Olivier Dô Hûu
- Location Manager : Alexandre Kassis
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama, Fantasy
- Themes : Jail, Love, Exclusion
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2021
- Runtime : 30 min
- Visa number : 153.443
- Visa issue date : 21/10/2021
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
News & awards
Selections (1)
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
France, 2022
National Competition
International Competition
Movies and programs to discover
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Full film to discover (with English-subs)
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)