distant life
sebastien betbeder
Synopsis
It is a mild winter and Martin has just settled into the isolated house that was his father's. One night, at the edge of the woods, a strange man called Haruki appears before him. He invites Martin to lose himself in the forest in order to encounter a stranger. The stranger comes in the form of Yoshido, a peculiar Japanese filmmaker, who, assisted by Mathilde, is preparing to shoot a film based on Haruki's unfinished novel La Vie lointaine.
Financial partners
France 2, Limousin Region, CNC
Scenario
Sebastien Betbeder
Cast
Nathalie Boutefeu, Manuel Vallade, Gen Shimaoka, Aurore Clément
Year
2008
Duration
56 mins
Festivals and awards
Caesar pre-selection
Pixie for the Best Production Short Film
Brive Medium-Length Festival: Audience Prize and Cinécinéma Prize
Côté-Court Festival of Pantin:
Grand Prix of the Fiction Competition
Male Interpretation Prize for Manuel Vallade Selections
Paris Cinema Festival
6th French Cinema Meetings in Pau
Ciné 32 Festival Independence (s) and Creation in Auch
26th Turin Film Festival
Vendôme Festival
Rotterdam Festival
Clermont-Ferrand Festival
Indielisboa Festival Portugal