• Figurant

    Directed by Jan Vejnar
    France/Czech Republic | 14 minutes |

A man follows a group of workers coming for daywork in an industrial area. Soon, he’s stripped from his clothes and identity, dressed in a military uniform and armed. His determination not to fall behind the others is then tested by a series of unsettling events.

In competition for Best International Short

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Director: Jan Vejnar
Screenwriter: Jan Vejnar
Cinematographers: Simon Dvoráček
Editor: Jakub Vansa
Music: Jan Vysocky
Cast: Denis Lavant, Michal Kern, Jirí Kocman, Michael Drahos, Filip Chuld, Andrej Polák
Country: France/Czech Republic
Language: In Czech and French with English subtitles.
Year: 2019
Running Time: 14 minutes
Awards: Best Screenplay, Paris Courts Devant; Best Film Award, Uşak Winged Seahorse Short Film Festival; Best Actor, Torino Underground Cinefest
Primary Company: Origine Films
Website: http://www.originefilms.fr/cinema/actualites/?lang=fr

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