Synopsis
Mathias, a psychotic commercial traveler, tries to reconstruct his time on an island that was perhaps linked to his childhood.When the body of a young woman was discovered, suspicion fell on Mathias, even if other islanders wanted her gone. Immersed in the gaze and hearing of a psychotic character, the spectator lives a psychic experience on the verge of madness.
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Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Ten2Ten Films
- Film exports/foreign sales : Wide
Full credits (11)
- Executive Producer : Gwenaëlle Clauwaert
- Screenwriter : Fabrice Dugast
- Director of Photography : David Coiffier
- Music Composer : Fabrice Dugast
- Editor : David Coiffier
- Sound recordists : François Salmon, Romain Scordia
- Author of original work : Alain Robbe-Grillet
- Sound Editor : Kévin Feildel
- Special Effects : David Coiffier
- Grader : David Coiffier
- Sound Mixer : Damien Tronchot
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- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction, Experimental
- Sub-genre : Literary adaptation , Fantasy, Thriller
- Themes : Insanity, News story, Misogyny
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2023
- Runtime : 12 min 43 seconds
- Production formats : Stereoscopic format - Digital video
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Digital 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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It was nominated for the 2015 César for Best Animated Short Film.
