Synopsis
Until We Die is a poetic film, set in a devastated world where collective disorder is the precondition for survival. Eloquently moving bodies replace the spoken word and reveal the bruised characters, haunted by a past sweeter than the crumbling world they find themselves in.
This film is part of the online program but accessible only in the Netherlands.
Until We Die is a poetic film, set in a devastated world where collective disorder is the precondition for survival. Eloquently moving bodies replace the spoken word and reveal the bruised characters, haunted by a past sweeter than the crumbling world they find themselves in.
This film is part of the online program but accessible only in the Netherlands.
Full credits
- Section
- Competition Shorts and International Short Film Competition
- Director
- Myriam Verreault, Brigitte Poupart
- Production countries
- Canada
- Production year
- 2023
- Duration
- 18 minutes
- Producer
- Gabrielle Tougas-Fréchette, Guillaume Vasseur ( Voyelles Films)
- Distribution
- Travelling
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