Synopsis
Two worlds apart, but a terribly similar fate. Two characters, one at the bottom of the ocean, the other lost on a planet with no breathable atmosphere, see their oxygen reserves depleted as they are trapped in their hostile environment. We follow their journey through their last breaths and their frantic pursuit of survival.
Credits
Actors (2)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Nouvelle Donne Productions
Full credits (14)
- Executive Producer : Laurent Helas
- Screenwriters : Tao Delport, Alexandre Jamin, Kevin Lafargue
- Director of Photography : Alexandre Jamin
- Music Composer : John Connolly
- Assistant directors : Fred Bonham Carter, Zoe Gunn
- Sound recordists : Hamza Morchid, Charlie J. Hinde
- Costume designers : Lisa Dwomoh, Raphaëlle Lamy
- Line Producers : Cédric Balaguier, Fred Bonham Carter, Alexa Haywood
- Voice-over : Ian Kelsey
- Assistant Operator : Maxime Beauquesne
- Camera Operator : Alexandre Jamin
- Production Manager : Fabrice Gilbert
- Production Designers : Quentin Roche, Cédric Balaguier, Julie Soreau, Chloé Péault
- Make-up Artist : Léa Fontaine
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Science fiction , Drama
- Themes : Death, Philosophy, Wandering
- Production language : English
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2023
- Runtime : 20 min
- Visa number : 158.496
- Visa issue date : 15/09/2023
- Production formats : HD Cinemascope
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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