Just Before Losing Everything
Original title: Avant que de tout perdre
2013 · 29 min
Cast
Léa Drucker Anne Benoît Miljan Châtelain Mathilde Auneveux 
Denis Ménochet Claire Dumas
Credits
Written by: 
Xavier Legrand
Plot
Julien is 10 years old. He pretends to go to school but then hides out under a bridge, his backpack filled with clothes.
Sinekatalog’s take
A tight, tense short that begins with a boy hiding under a bridge and builds into something much bigger and more frightening. It is controlled, emotionally potent and quietly devastating. An excellent short for anyone who likes realism with real urgency.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.7 / 10 (931 votes)
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