A Man’s Life
François Magal — 2025
Fiction Feature Film — 70 min — 4K color — DCP
French and Réunion Creole with French and English subtitles
Distribution visa n° 161.509 issued on 17/07/2024
French and Réunion Creole with French and English subtitles
Distribution visa n° 161.509 issued on 17/07/2024
Synopsis
Victor writes. It’s not his job, he’s a mechanic on a patrol boat in the Indian Ocean. But he allows himself to. It’s a lifeline he clings to when things aren’t going well ashore, with his wife, with his son, with everyone else on Reunion Island. His novel is all he has on his mind. He writes a story so far away from himself that he can’t say ‘I’ for fear of what he might discover. Slowly becoming a stranger to his own life, he drifts out to sea, where the sea ends.Credits
Executive Producer: Jonathan RubinDirector and Screenwriter: François Magal
Cast: Vincent Fontano, Sarah Magal
First Assistant Directors: Constance Hoarau, Matthieu Maunier Rossi, Marie Willaume
Cinematography: Aurélien Py
Sound: Julien Verstraete
Production Manager: Margaux Alessandri
Production Design: Raphaëlle Treille
Editing: Manon Falise
Sound Editing: Julien Verstraete, Carolina Santana
Color Grading: Ishrann Silgidjian
Sound Mixing: Lucien Richardson
With the support of Région Réunion and Le Fresnoy – National Studio of Contemporary Arts