Synopsis
Jacky is a lion tamer in a traveling circus. He was born in it, has lived in it, and intends dying in it. But today, he received a letter. The state is going to ban the breeding of wild animals. Soon, only animals considered to be pets will be allowed in the ring. With his back against the wall, Jacky searches for a solution, but the threat is looming.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (5)
Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producers : Solei Films, Supermouche Productions
- Foreign production company : Wrong Men
- Film exports/foreign sales : Les Films Volants
Full credits (20)
- Executive Producer : Emmanuel Georges
- Screenwriter : Julien Menanteau
- Director of Photography : Oscar Viguier
- Music Composer : Jack Bartman
- Assistant director : Marie Fouché
- Editors : Jeanne Plassier, Gabriel Crispi
- Sound Recordist : David Ferral
- Costume designer : Aline Da Rocha
- Foreign Producer : Benoît Roland
- Executive Producer : Pauline Sylvestre
- Assistant Operator : Rémi Delvern
- Production manager : Pauline Sylvestre
- Sound Editor : Valère Raigneau
- Continuity supervisor : Olga Tchernitchko
- Production Designer : Hannah Deutschle
- Chief Lighting Technician : Samuel Noriega
- Grader : Grégoire Lesturgie
- Make-up Artist : Amélie Chabeaux
- Sound Mixer : Martin Delzescaux
- Location Manager : Yannick Panarotto
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Circus, Family, Politics
- Coproducer countries : France (83.0%), Belgium (17.0%)
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France, Belgium)
- Production year : 2021
- Runtime : 20 min 25 seconds
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Digital 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)