Synopsis
Simone, in her fifties, lives and works in a municipal campsite. There, she also takes care of her very old mother, Éliane. One morning, Joe, her 15-year-old niece, arrives on site, determined to get to know them. This will be the occasion for these three women to shed light on their family past.
Credits
Director (1)
Actresses (3)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producers : Moderato, Tobina Film
- Film exports/foreign sales : Varicoloured
Full credits (18)
- Executive Producers : Clémence Crépin Neel, Igor Courtecuisse, François Cognard, Tobina Joppen
- Screenwriter : François Robic
- Director of photography : Margot Besson
- Music Composer : Émile Petitperrin
- Assistant directors : Juliette Desseauve, Tess Boquet
- Editor : Ann Sophie Wieder
- Sound Recordist : Victor Fleurant
- Costume designer : Nolwenn Leboeuf
- Assistant Operators : Carmela Duport, Chloé Gares
- Production manager : Marie Defois
- Sound editors : Ange Hubert, Félix Henrion
- Assistant Editor : Mathias Selou
- Production Designer : Sophie Guichard
- Special Effects : Paul Prache
- Grader : Gregory Arvanitis
- Make-up Artist : Aurore Michaud
- Sound mixer : Noëmy Oraison
- Location Manager : Grégoire Lacombe
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama, Bizarre, Black comedy
- Themes : Family, Monde rural, Marginality
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2023
- Runtime : 37 min 28 seconds
- Visa number : 157.404
- Visa issue date : 09/08/2023
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 2.20
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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