Squash
IMDb ID: tt0341588 · Year: 2002 · Rating: 7.6 (240 votes)
Genres: Short · Comedy · Drama
Two businessmen, Alexandre and his boss, play a game of squash. The game escalates from "fun" to fairly high stakes, as both players demonstrate that squash is a mental game, not just a physical game.
Stars
Malcolm Conrath
Eric Savin
Full Cast & Crew
[Cast Group]
Actor: Malcolm Conrath | Character: Alexandre
Actor: Eric Savin | Character: Charles
[Directors Group]
Name: Lionel Bailliu | Role: Director
[Writers Group]
Name: Lionel Bailliu | Role: Writer
[Producers Group]
Name: Jérôme Cornuau | Role: Producer
Name: Miguel Courtois | Role: Producer
Name: Gilles de Maistre | Role: Producer
[Music Group]
Name: Denis Penot | Role: Composer
[Cinematography Group]
Name: Thierry Deschamp | Role: Cinematographer
[Editing Group]
Name: Sophie Schmit | Role: Editor
Name: Vincent Tabaillon | Role: Editor
[Makeup Department]
Name: Virginie Monnet | Role: Makeup Department
[Production Management]
Name: Muriel Jarousseau | Role: Production Manager
Name: Stéphanie Schorter Champenier | Role: Production Manager
[Assistant Directors]
Name: Laure Monrréal | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
[Art Department]
Name: Pierre-Yves Mora | Role: Art Department
[Sound Department]
Name: Laurent Cercleux | Role: Sound Department
Name: Matthieu Dallaporta | Role: Sound Department
Name: Emmanuel Guionet | Role: Sound Department
Name: François-Joseph Hors | Role: Sound Department
Name: Maud Lambert | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jérôme Lang | Role: Sound Department
Name: Laure Monrréal | Role: Sound Department
Name: Francis Violette | Role: Sound Department
[Visual Effects]
Name: Fabien Coupez | Role: Visual Effects
[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Rémi Mazet | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
[Production Department]
Name: Elisabeth Lehmon | Role: Production Department
Name: Erika Trowe | Role: Production Department
[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Pascale Cassol | Role: Script and Continuity Department
[Additional Crew]
Name: Isabelle Alt | Role: Additional Crew
Trailers
IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0341588/videogallery/
Release Schedule
Spain: June 2002 (Cinema Jove International Film Festival)
France: July 5, 2002 (Grenoble Short Film Festival)
United States: August 10, 2002 (Palm Springs International Short Film Festival)
Denmark: August 12, 2002 (Odense International Film Festival)
Ireland: October 9, 2002 (Cork International Film Festival)
Canada: June 4, 2003 (Worldwide Short Film Festival)
Italy: January 26, 2004 (TV premiere)
Awards
Nominee | 2004 | Academy Awards, USA | Oscar | Best Short Film, Live Action | Lionel Bailliu, Squash
Nominee | 2003 | César Awards, France | César | Best Short Film (Meilleur court-métrage) | Lionel Bailliu, Squash
Winner | 2002 | Palm Springs International ShortFest | Audience Award | Lionel Bailliu, Squash
Winner | 2003 | Toronto Worldwide Short Film Festival | Best Live-Action Short | Lionel Bailliu, Squash
Winner | 2002 | Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival | Audience Award | National Competition | Lionel Bailliu, Squash
Winner | 2002 | Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival | Acting Award | Best Actor | Malcolm Conrath, Eric Savin, Squash
Winner | 2002 | Cinema Jove - Valencia International Film Festival | Golden Moon of Valencia | Short Film | Lionel Bailliu, Squash
Winner | 2002 | Leuven International Short Film Festival | Jury Award | Lionel Bailliu, Squash
Winner | 2002 | Cork International Film Festival | Audience Award | Best International Short | Lionel Bailliu, Squash
Winner | 2003 | Aspen Shortsfest | Jury Award | Best Writing | Lionel Bailliu, Squash | The jury recognizes this film for its writing, for its intense and escalating story between two rivals.
Box Office
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