A mother waits with her two young children in a restaurant by the sea for her order. The children quarrel and play, the mother looks tired and absent. Acted with beautiful naturalness (an actress with her own children). A penetrating family drama about loss and emptiness.
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Short Stories 3: The Family Tree
Fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, grandparents, uncles, aunts…
Film details
- Country of production
- France
- Year
- 2007
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2008
- Length
- 18"
- Medium/Format
- Betacam SP
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