Synopsis
In Paris, a Chinese couple try to survive as best they can. The husband, wracked by memories of the nineties in China, moonlights in Paris. One day, on his way home, he chooses to spare the life of a fish he had originally intended to eat, and releases it onto the street. That evening, wishing to please his wife, he prepares spring rolls for her. But, burnt like charcoal through overcooking, the spring rolls are inedible. The man thus earns nothing but his wife's contempt.
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Director (1)
Full credits (17)
- Screenwriter : Fu Yu
- Directors of Photography : Ran Ren, Yihao Wang
- Music Composer : QingYue Chou
- Assistant directors : Mingming Li, Meng Li
- Editor : Fu Yu
- Sound recordist : Grace Brown
- Producer : Fu Yu
- Assistant Operators : Thomas Meunier, Augustin Granger
- Camera Operator : Hai Zha
- Sound Editor : Chao Lan
- Continuity supervisors : YiMing Sun, Emma Qian Xu
- Production Designer : Ziqiao Wang
- Special Effects : JunYou Jiang, Min Ma
- Grader : Simon Tristant
- Sound Mixer : Chao Lan
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction, Experimental, Documentary
- Sub-genre : Drama, Research - Experimental, Black comedy
- Themes : Society, Surrealism, Education
- Production language : Chinese, French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2022
- Runtime : 30 min
- Visa number : 158.484
- Visa issue date : 20/01/2023
- Production formats : Digital video
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Digital 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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