Synopsis
While caring for his ailing father, Marcus, 17, has only a few days left to submit the short film needed to apply for his dream film school. Lost between the guilt of leaving his father alone and the desire to live his own life, Marcus throws himself into his shoot. But soon, his father's illness brings him back to his role of caregiver.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (5)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producers : After Hours Production, When We Were Kids Production
- Film exports/foreign sales : Manifest
Full credits (11)
- Executive Producers : Johanna Nahon, Jérôme Bénadiner, William S. Touitou, Sylvie Lemonnier-Simoes
- Screenwriters : Lucas Bacle, Yoann Hébert, Vincent Toujas
- Director of Photography : Yoann Suberviolle
- Music Composer : Noé Bailleux
- Assistant director : Alexandra Dupont
- Editor : Alexis Courtois
- Sound Recordist : Maxime Berland
- Costume designer : Agathe Wesolek
- Production Designer : Kim Adoniadis
- Make-up Artist : Stéphanie Villeret
- Location Manager : Kim Pearce
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Social comedy
- Themes : Adolescence, Society, Handicap
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2023
- Runtime : 24 min 45 seconds
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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