Cauchemar Blanc
Cauchemar Blanc | |
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Emil Abossolo-Mbo | |
Cinematography | Georges Diane |
Edited by | Nathalie Goepfert |
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Release date | May 1991 (Cannes Film Festival) |
Running time | 9 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Cauchemar Blanc (English: White Nightmare) is a 1991 short film by Mathieu Kassovitz, based on the comic written for the screen by Moebius.[1]
Plot
One winter's night in France, four
Impersonating a police-officer, J.P. heads into the building to assuage the situation. When an
As René tries to resuscitate Berthon, Barjout regains consciousness and decides to investigate what has happened. Upon seeing an apprehended J.P., Barjout threatens the black man at gunpoint. When J.P. tries to tell him that he is a commissioner, Barjout accidentally opens fire and kills J.P. Suddenly, he hears the disembodied voices of Berthon and J.P., and now the Arab man is speaking in René's voice. Barjout awakens, realizing the events were nothing more than a nightmare he had while waiting in the car. The film ends with the four men beating and presumably killing the helpless Arab man.
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