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The Brest European Short Film Festival runs from November 12 to 17, 2024. European, French and Brittany competitions, off-programs, meetings and screenings for young audiences, discover the films selected for this 39th edition!

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Trois Grains de Gros Sel

Three grains of salt

Ingrid CHIKHAOUI

France / 26'27 / 2022

Screenplay : Ingrid CHIKHAOUI

Image : Charlotte MICHEL

Editing : Sarah TERNAT

Actors : Manue FLEYTOUX, Eowyn PERSONNE, Ambre JULLIAT, Laurence HUBY, Jean-Luc BURFIN

Production company : LES FILMS NORFOLK

Deux soeurs de 8 et 5 ans traînent seules à la maison, en pleine campagne. Elsa avale trois grains de gros sel, Judith lui annonce que cela la condamne à une mort par dessèchement. Il ne lui reste que quelques heures à vivre quand le retour de leur mère, au comportement ardent et fébrile, fait basculer le destin de la famille.

Two sisters, aged 8 and 5 hang out alone at home, in the middle of the country side. Elsa, the youngest swallow three grains of coarse salt. Judith announces to her that she’s doomed to a death by desiccation. She only has a few hours to live, when the return of their mother with her ardent and feverish behaviour, turns the family's destiny upside down.

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