The Midwife
Synopsis
In the French Jura mountains, at the end of fictitious Middle Ages, Else is an herbalist and a midwife. With Nicole, her young apprentice, they are disturbed during their daily practice: a stranger riding a horse demands to gather all the women of the village in its small church.
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- Executive Producer : La fémis
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- Screenwriters : Anne-Sophie Bailly, Léna Mardi, Perrine Prost
- Director of Photography : Nader Chalhoub
- Music Composers : Jean Thévenin, Pierre-Louis Clairin
- Assistant director : Louise Blachère
- Editor : Quentin Sombsthay
- Producer : Pauline Lamy
- Camera Operator : Nader Chalhoub
- Sound Editor : Tom Nollet
- Assistant Editor : Helio Pu
- Continuity supervisor : Garance Lamare
- Production Designer : Camille Laading
- Sound Mixer : Lucas Salamon
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- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : History
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2021
- Runtime : 28 min 57 seconds
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 2.39
- Audio format : 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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