Children Leave at Dawn
France / Fiction / 23' / HD / Color / 2017
Macha drives slowly in the early morning fog on a road covered by snow. The headlights are hardly visible. A shock on the hood of the car. This is MO, her 17-year-old son, with whom she broke all ties. Today MO must attend the ceremony during which he will become mountain infantryman in French military. Through mountains, the son carries his mother for their last journey together….
Director: Manon Coubia
Script: Manon Coubia
Director of Photography: Aurélien Py
Producer: Emmanuelle Latourrette, Fabrice Preel-Cleach, Rafaël Soatto
Musician: Aline Huber
Editing: Thomas Marchand
Sound: Vincent Nouaille, Rémi Chanaud
Cast: Aurélia Petit, Yoann Zimmer, Emmanuelle Gilles-Rousseau
CV
Manon Coubia graduated from the Insas in Belgium.
Filmography
Children Leave at Dawn 2017, L’Immense Retour 2016, Bleu Cerise 2012
Festivals Attended
Children Leave at Dawn: Cannes Film Festival Critics' Week, Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, The Outdoor Short Film Festival of Grenoble, Namur International French-Language Film Festival
Awards
L’Immense Retour: Golden Pardino Leopard of Tomorrow - Locarno Film Festival
Contact
anais@manifest.pictures