Synopsis
In northern France, where cockfighting is still allowed, eighteen-year-old Anaïs is faced with a mountain of debt following the death of her father, a former breeder of fighter birds. Forced to find money quickly, the young girl has no choice but to immerse herself in the world of cockfighting rings and get her father's last rooster, Balthazar, to fight.
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Actors (3)
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- Executive Producer : Melocoton Films
Full credits (13)
- Executive Producer : Archibald Martin
- Screenwriters : Xavier Demoulin, Louise Dubois
- Director of Photography : Alexandre Cabanne
- Music Composer : Stéphane Gassot
- Assistant director : Marilou Signolet
- Editor : Mona-Lise Lanfant
- Sound recordist : Mariette Mathieu-Goudier
- Costume designer : Sarah Guichard
- Production Manager : Hugo Riggi
- Sound Editor : Valère Raigneau
- Continuity supervisor : Alex Mannessier
- Production Designer : Yazid Doudou
- Make-up Artists : Marion Chaudron, Wilfried Pirrin
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2023
- Runtime : 22 min 27 seconds
- Visa number : 158.581
- Visa issue date : 28/11/2023
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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