Completed - FRENCH - Drama
Year of production : 2011 Director(s) : Thomas DE THIER Writer(s) : Thomas DE THIER Cast : Michel PICCOLI, Natasha PARRY Producer(s) : Gilles CHANIAL (Red Lion), Jean BREHAT (3 B Productions), Olivier DUBOIS (Novak Prod)
This August third doesn’t resemble any other day. Jeanne wakes up to the song of the blackbird to prepare a picnic. Michel loads the trunk of his car. Soon, the old couple will move to an unknown destination. The trip might be without return. On the rest area, they miss crushing a child running from his parents. Later on, they mislay the car keys. They leave the vehicule on the side of the raod and go into the woods. After a long walk, they take a break and Jeanne falls asleep. When she awakes, the sun is already low in the sky and her husband has disapeared. Slowly, the darkness gains the forest. Fireflies glow in the night.
Country(ies) : BELGIUM Financing plan : -Communauté Française de Belgique -Fond SPA -CAVV Start of shooting : July 2011