Synopsis
Arnaud, a student remaining alone in Paris during the summer, is obsessed with the wall where the names of the Parisian soldiers who died in the 1914 war are engraved. He finds himself confronted by one of these soldiers, who invites him to step out of time and to bring comfort to his loved ones.
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Actors (5)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Le plein de super
- Co-productions : Don Quichotte Films, 10:15! Productions
Full credits (17)
- Executive Producer : Julien Naveau
- Screenwriter : Eugène Green
- Director of Photography : Raphaël O'Byrne
- Assistant Director : John Steyn
- Editor : Laurence Larre
- Sound Recordist : Jocelyn Robert
- Costume designer : Agnès Noden
- Co-producers : Quentin Brayer, Yannick Beauquis, Sébastien Haguenauer
- Assistant Operators : Agathe Dercourt, Anna Sauvage
- Camera Operator : Raphaël O'Byrne
- Production Manager : Louis Houdoin
- Sound Editor : Jocelyn Robert
- Continuity supervisor : Pierre Cazeaux
- Production Designers : Valentine Sas, Matteo Zamparutti
- Grader : Erwan Robert-Thomasson
- Make-up Artists : Flore Chandès, Karen Haddad
- Sound Mixer : Stéphane Thiébaut
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Fantasy
- Themes : Death, Love, War
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2021
- Runtime : 51 min 5 seconds
- Visa number : 156.142
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Digital 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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