Synopsis
It's Christmas morning, and Jeanette and her grandson are playing Lotto Bingo. They live together and haven't slept all night. For this last game, before going to bed, another Banco is to be won and scratched. My grandmother tells me: life is not a game.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (2)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Quel Monde Productions
- Film exports/foreign sales : oriGine films
Full credits (4)
- Screenwriter : Quentin Ménard
- Director of Photography : Aurélien Sallé
- Editor : Aurélien Sallé
- Sound Recordist : Aurélien Sallé
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction, Documentary
- Sub-genre : Comedy, Romantic comedy, Portrait
- Themes : Love, Family, Games
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2021
- Runtime : 2 min 20 seconds
- Production formats : HD-CAM
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 2.40
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
Resources
Presskit(1)
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)