Synopsis
A high mountain hamlet, early summer. Félix comes down from the pastures where he’s guarding his cows and finds his old mother lying lifeless on her bed. Shaken, he runs off. He drives a few miles in the valley to the house of a young man who just contacted him on a dating app.
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Director (1)
Actors (3)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Barberousse Films
- Film exports/foreign sales : Shortcuts
Full credits (15)
- Executive Producer : Mathilde Delaunay
- Screenwriter : Pierre Menahem
- Director of Photography : Aurélien Py
- Assistant director : Carla Hennequart
- Editor : Marylou Vergez
- Sound recordist : Valentine Gelin
- Assistant Operator : Pauline Michalet
- Production manager : Marie Béringue
- Sound Editor : N'Dembo Ziavoula
- Assistant editors : Amélie Bonfils, Timon Bodin
- Production Designer : Cécile Leclercq
- Grader : Lucie Bruneteau
- Make-up Artist : Mathilde Fanjat
- Sound Mixer : Pierre George
- Unit Production Manager : Louise Petit
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Love, Minorities, Death
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2022
- Runtime : 16 min 6 seconds
- Visa number : 155.257
- Visa issue date : 16/03/2022
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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Tübingen | Stuttgart International French-language Film Festival
Germany, 2022
Compétition internationale

Resources
Presskit(2)
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Website(1)
www.barberousse-films.com
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