The King's Roots
A Short film of
Produced by
Production year2022
Runtime5 min
Synopsis
A sickly 60-year-old returns to Prypiat, the town where he grew up, years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Confronted with a city destroyed by time, the trauma of his sudden evacuation resurfaces. Memories merge with the real world, and he recovers snatches of his past before being abruptly brought back to reality.
Credits
Directors (5)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : MoPA - L'École de la 3D
- Film exports/foreign sales : Yummy Films
Full credits (1)
- Music Composer : Laura Benoît
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Animated film
- Sub-genre : 3D animation, Drama
- Themes : Memories, Death
- Production language : No dialogue
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2022
- Runtime : 5 min 3 seconds
- Visa number : 158.339
- Visa issue date : 05/06/2023
- Production formats : Digital creation
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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