Summary
One summer, two solitary children come across a small undisturbed lake which exerts
a sudden and intense control over them. It is a magical place, a
strange wilderness inhabited by unfamiliar living things, as though in
a dream. As the two children succumb to the mysterious charms of
this lonely spot, they get to know one another better and find
themselves transformed by what they experience...
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Credits
- Director: Claude Nuridsany, Marie Pérennou
- Script: Claude Nuridsany, Marie Pérennou
- Photo: Laurent Charbonnier, Laurent Desmet, Claude Nuridsany, Marie Pérennou
- Music: Bruno Coulais
- Cast: Simon Delagnes (Le petit garçon), Lindsey Hénocque (Iris), Jean-Claude Ayrinhac (L’original), Denis Podalydès (Le narrateur)
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Runtime: 81 min
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