Synopsis
Fifteen-year-old Francis prepares his room for a proper masturbation session in front of Instagram photos of a teenage girl. Just as he's getting started, he learns of his grandfather's death. Torn between sadness and sexual urges, Francis continues with his plan regardless, but everything gets in the way of his quest: his mother, his neighbor, and the teenager from Instagram herself.
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Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producer : Sourire Productions
- Co-production : Will Production
- Film exports/foreign sales : L'Agence du court métrage
Full credits (18)
- Executive producers : Manuelle Behnam, Félicie Robert
- Screenwriter : Julien Aveque
- Director of Photography : Léo Guerinoni
- Music Composers : Victor Hérault, Sébastien Moreau
- Assistant director : Margaux Lenot
- Editor : Laura Parade
- Sound Recordist : Corentin Favreau
- Costume designer : Anaëlle Misman
- Voice-over : Jordi Leenhardt
- Co-producer : Didier Falk
- Assistant Operator : Sasha Fausset
- Production managers : Manuelle Behnam, Félicie Robert
- Sound editors : Ewen Babalone, Julien Brun
- Continuity supervisor : Témény Le Guennec
- Production Designer : Emma Kaidi
- Grader : Youri Borg
- Make-up Artist : Élora Obrecht
- Sound Mixer : Julien Brun
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- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama, Comedy, Drama
- Themes : Adolescence, Friendship, Love
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2025
- Runtime : 22 min 32 seconds
- Visa number : 164.988
- Visa issue date : 13/11/2025
- Production formats : Digital video
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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