If I Lie

A Short film of

Séverine Werba

Produced by

Agat Films & Cie - Ex-Nihilo

Production year2023

Runtime17 min

Synopsis

Nelly, 14, lies to her father, who constantly asks her to plead his case to his ex-wife, whom he can neither forget nor face. To ease her pain, Nelly makes a foolish (ou mad ou desperate) promise: her mother will join them for the weekend.

Credits

Director (1)

Séverine Werba
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Actors (4)

Louis-Do De Lencquesaing

Cyrille Mairesse

Dimitri Werba

Inès Symanski

Production and distribution (1)

Executive Producer : Agat Films & Cie - Ex-Nihilo

Full credits (13)

Executive Producer : David Coujard

Screenwriter : Séverine Werba

Director of photography : Julia Mingo

Assistant Director : Roman Vergote

Editor : Ivan Poutnik

Sound Recordist : Gaëtan Ricciuti

Assistant Operator : Nicolas Gallardo

Production manager : Blanche de Boussac

Sound Editor : Tanguy Laisné

Continuity supervisor : Coline Vernon

Grader : Julia Mingo

Make-up Artist : Misia Poisson

Sound mixer : Galina Ktitareff

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Fiction
Sub-genre : Drama
Themes : Family, Adolescence, Conflict
Production language : French
Production country : France
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : 100% French (France)
Production year : 2023
Runtime : 17 min 37 seconds
Visa number : 160.547
Visa issue date : 26/03/2024
Production formats : HD
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 1.66
Audio format : Digital 5.1
Rating restrictions : None

News & awards

News (1)

22nd Unifrance Short Film Awards

26 APRIL 2024

Festivals & events

Selections (4)

French Film Festival in the Czech Republic
Czech Republic, 2024
Soirée court-métrage
FIFF
Belgium, 2024
FIFF Campus
Festival du Film court en Plein air de Grenoble
France, 2024
Compétition officielle
Unifrance Short Film Awards
France, 2024
Sélection officielle Programme 1

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