Synopsis
In an employment office undergoing restructuring, Hélène, the deputy director, receives an alarming e-mail from a desperate unemployed woman. The woman threatens to kill herself on the premises of the agency. With the help of her team, Hélène tries to untangle the internal dysfunctions at the origin of the case in order to prevent the irreparable. Time is running out.
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- Executive Producer : Takami Productions
- Film exports/foreign sales : L'Agence du court métrage
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- Executive Producers : Karine Blanc, Michel Tavares
- Screenwriters : Kacper Checinski, Florence Hugues
- Director of photography : Pascale Marin
- Music Composer : Sylvain Lemêtre
- Assistant directors : Vianney Etossé, Oriane Brisson
- Editor : Rémi Langlade
- Sound Recordist : Nicolas Cadiou
- Costume designer : Fabienne Menguy
- Assistant Operators : Éléa de Celles, Lucy Mallet-Jemming, Fabienne Roussignol
- Production manager : Anne-Laure Bell
- Sound Editor : Jules Jasko
- Continuity supervisor : Mélanie Parent-Chauveau
- Production Designer : Ibai Hernandorena
- Foley artist : Xavier Drouault
- Casting : Nina Morille
- Grader : Mathilde Delacroix
- Make-up Artist : Mélanie Vergnol
- Sound Mixer : Xavier Thibault
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Thriller, Suspense film, Psychological drama
- Themes : Unemployment, Society, Suicide
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2023
- Runtime : 24 min 57 seconds
- Visa number : 159.655
- Visa issue date : 21/09/2023
- Production formats : Digital video
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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