Synopsis
In the midst of a health crisis, all the theaters are closed and business is at a standstill. Alphonse, a 60-year-old actor, is struggling to meet the French income contribution requirements that will enable him to receive a retirement pension. One evening, as he begins his new job as a night watchman in a deserted theater, a stranger telephones to tell him that he's dead.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Plan Libre
Full credits (14)
- Executive Producer : David Da Costa
- Screenwriter : David Da Costa
- Director of Photography : Valentin Michaud
- Assistant Director : Sengthe Vanh Bouapha
- Editor : David Da Costa
- Sound Recordist : Vincent Reignier
- Costume designer : Rémi Souchet
- Line Producers : David Da Costa, Sengthe Vanh Bouapha
- Assistant Operator : Annabelle Depont
- Camera Operator : Jean-Baptiste Lamontre
- Production Manager : Sengthe Vanh Bouapha
- Grader : Antoine Polin
- Make-up Artist : Monika Otreba
- Sound Mixer : Vincent Reignier
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama, Bizarre, Fantasy
- Themes : The absurd, Death, Theater
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2023
- Runtime : 20 min
- Visa number : 160.427
- Visa issue date : 12/12/2023
- Production formats : Digital video
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 2.39
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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