Détective Smiley & the lost friends
Synopsis
The disappearance of an activist becomes the latest case for the young and enigmatic detective Smiley. Sleeves rolled up, she crosses a less obvious France, tracing the missing man’s footsteps in a lo-fi odyssey about the B-side of a generation — and of a nation.
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Actors (7)
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- Executive Producer : Face B Films
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- Director of Photography : Tyllian Bourdon
- Music Composer : Tom Devianne
- Editor : Théo Hoch
- Sound Recordist : Félix Fattal
- Costume designer : Lou-Anna Ralite
- Producers : Gautier Raguenes, Antoine du Jeu, Hugo Orts, Jules Jasko
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- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Film noir, Metaphysical investigation, Adventure
- Themes : Marginality, Identity, Love, Friendship
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2025
- Runtime : 30 min
- Rating restrictions : None
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IndieLisboa International Independent Film Festival (Lisbon)
Portugal, 2026
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