The Body of the King
Synopsis
On a hot day in the countryside, Simon and Micah - two teenagers - try out new skateboard tricks on a church square. When the doors of the sacred place open, a game of exploration begins. Their desire to live collides with the brutality of this abandoned place, while, in between, they confront Simon's future, which illness will shape.
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Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Dobro films
Full credits (16)
- Executive Producer : Martin Mauvoisin
- Screenwriters : Bianca Sescu, Emy Rodrigues
- Director of photography : Chloé Terren
- Music Composer : Leonardo Dessi
- Assistant directors : Adèle Outin, Maurine Aliot
- Editor : Lucas Marchina
- Sound Recordist : Gautier Aubry
- Costume designer : Emy Rodrigues
- Assistant Operators : Cyan Jayr, Tiffany Sudre
- Sound Editor : Gautier Aubry
- Continuity supervisor : Florence Urbani
- Production Designer : Clothilde Valette
- Special Effects : Dan Ene
- Grader : Chloé Terren
- Make-up Artist : Maeva Adelyna
- Sound mixer : Laura Chelfi
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2024
- Runtime : 18 min 48 seconds
- Visa number : 162.332
- Visa issue date : 19/06/2024
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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