Synopsis
Midyan is on the run from his war-torn country. His unbearable hunger forces him to start eating his beloved possessions. The side effects are monstrous but keep him going.
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Director (1)
Production and distribution (3)
- Co-production : Tiresias Films
- Foreign production company : Reynard Films
- Film exports/foreign sales : Manifest
Full credits (11)
- Screenwriters : Simon Thummet, Antoine Antabi
- Director of Photography : Antoine Antabi
- Music Composer : Erik Wiesbaum
- Editors : Antoine Antabi, Maximilian Raible
- Sound Recordist : Erik Wiesbaum
- Foreign producers : Katharina Weser, Georg Neubert, Jasper Wiedhöft
- Line Producers : Katharina Weser, Georg Neubert, Jasper Wiedhöft, Laure Dahout
- Co-producer : Laure Dahout
- Production Manager : Jasper Wiedhöft
- Production Designer : Anna Brotánková
- Sound Mixer : Erik Wiesbaum
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Animated film
- Sub-genre : Stop-motion, Drama, Fantasy
- Themes : Emigration, Exile, Tolerance, Identity
- Production language : No dialogue
- Coproducer countries : Germany (89.55%), France (10.45%)
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Minority French (Germany, France)
- Production year : 2022
- Runtime : 9 min 35 seconds
- Visa number : 156.209
- Visa issue date : 14/03/2022
- Production formats : HD 4K
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Digital 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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The year’s end celebrations are coming. Christmas : the tree, the dinner, the presents. Indian and Cowboy are expecting their presents eagerly. Overexcited by the organisation of the celebration, they fight and destroy the Yule log on which Horse was putting the last touch. Horse is livid and cancels the gifts from Santa Claus. How will they win back the favours of Horse and The Old Bearded Man? How will they retrieve their gifts ? For Indian and Cowboy begins a long, very long Christmas Eve.
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It was nominated for the 2015 César for Best Animated Short Film.
