Synopsis
Haunted by the desire to do good, a military doctor, Sabrina, repatriated to France after an injury, struggles with physical pain and emotional isolation. As she becomes obsessed with her past accomplishments, her reclusive life takes a dark turn, blurring the line between heroism and obsession.
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- Screenwriter : Abderrafi El Watik
- Director of Photography : Louis Séchaud
- Music Composer : Aniss Belkaidi
- Assistant directors : Candice Mechaly, Salomé Saint Martin, Sophie Braem Vasco
- Editor : Lilian Normand
- Sound Recordist : Morgan Peyrot
- Costume designer : Nayla Valigny
- Producer : Abderrafi El Watik
- Line Producer : Abderrafi El Watik
- Assistant Operators : Vincent Duverger, Adèle Bouvier
- Sound editors : Clara Lemière, Quentin Blic
- Continuity supervisor : Samuel Simonian
- Production Designer : Nayla Valigny
- Special Effects : Pierre Santino, Laurent Sala, Rayane Abla
- Grader : Hadrian Kalmbach
- Make-up Artists : Celia Spanu, Swan Arnaud
- Sound Mixer : Victor Pierre
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- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama, Psychological drama, Thriller
- Themes : Handicap, Violence, War
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2024
- Runtime : 24 min 26 seconds
- Visa number : 160.852
- Visa issue date : 27/10/2023
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color and Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 2.35
- Audio format : Digital 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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A Town Called Panic: The Christmas Log (2013), by Vincent Patar & Stéphane Aubier
The year’s end celebrations are coming. Christmas : the tree, the dinner, the presents. Indian and Cowboy are expecting their presents eagerly. Overexcited by the organisation of the celebration, they fight and destroy the Yule log on which Horse was putting the last touch. Horse is livid and cancels the gifts from Santa Claus. How will they win back the favours of Horse and The Old Bearded Man? How will they retrieve their gifts ? For Indian and Cowboy begins a long, very long Christmas Eve.
🎄🎁 This new episode of cult animated series ‘A Town Called Panic’ was selected for festivals around the world, and notable gathered the Audience First Prize at the Bologna
Future Film Festival in Bologna.
It was nominated for the 2015 César for Best Animated Short Film.
