Synopsis
Eric, an introverted bachelor in his forties, has been working at the same Belgian brewery for twenty years. At the moment he wants to quit so he can travel and throw off the shackles of his routine, he realizes that he's the only one who can save the brewery by entering a beer decapping contest.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (5)
Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producer : La Méridienne
- Foreign production company : Julien Dewitte Vidéo Productions
- Film exports/foreign sales : L’Agence belge du court métrage
Full credits (19)
- Executive Producers : Pierre Hervé, Marine Colomies
- Screenwriters : Julien Dewitte, Valérie Cattoir
- Director of Photography : Axel-Youri Meernout
- Music Composer : Thibault Torzuoli
- Assistant Director : Jérémy Puffet
- Editor : Frédéric Dupont
- Sound Recordist : Eliott Puttemans
- Costume designer : Valériane Tramasure
- Foreign Producer : Julien Dewitte
- Line Producers : Pierre Hervé, Marine Colomies
- Assistant Operators : Romain Roobaert, Anatole Mandroyan
- Camera Operator : Axel-Youri Meernout
- Production manager : Marion Salieri
- Sound Editor : Eliott Puttemans
- Continuity supervisors : Margot Guy, Clémentine Caillau
- Production Designer : Camille Leys
- Grader : Félix Lépinne
- Make-up Artist : Inès Infanti
- Sound Mixer : Eliott Puttemans
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Solitude/loneliness, Work, Friendship
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : France (75.0%), Belgium (25.0%)
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France, Belgium)
- Production year : 2022
- Runtime : 14 min 56 seconds
- Visa number : 156.684
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Digital 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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