Synopsis
Louise is in her seventh month of pregnancy when she is told that she will have to terminate her pregnancy for medical reasons. Accompanied by her husband, Pierre, she understands that the baby will not survive the delivery. In the hospital, from the day before the termination to the early morning of the fateful day, they will fight to survive this ordeal. How to mourn a child that they will not have? How to share these last hours with this child and accompany him one last time?
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Director (1)
Actors (5)
Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producer : Bagan Films
- Co-productions : Gao Shan Pictures, Canal+ Réunion
- Film exports/foreign sales : Next Film Distribution
Full credits (17)
- Executive Producers : Patrick Hernandez, Véronique Siegel
- Screenwriter : Marine Hervé
- Director of Photography : Guillaume Quoilin
- Music Composer : Ugo Del Rosso
- Assistant director : Véronique Ruggia Saura
- Editor : Serge Payet
- Sound Recordist : Christophe Martin
- Costume designer : Karelle Dany-Ruinet
- Co-producer : Arnauld Boulard
- Assistant Operator : Rayane Mrankodo
- Sound Editor : Louis Molinas
- Continuity supervisor : Norah Perret
- Production Designer : Justine Renard-Préaux
- Animation : Rosalie Loncin
- Grader : Vincent Amor
- Make-up Artist : Julie Malbos
- Sound Mixer : Thomas Besson
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : 2D animation, Psychological drama
- Themes : Motherhood, Family, Death
- Production language : French, Creole
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2022
- Runtime : 20 min 25 seconds
- Visa number : 156.080
- Visa issue date : 18/10/2022
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.77
- Audio format : Digital 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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