The Gift

Synopsis

An annual Christmas charity drive. Two rich donators deliver a financial donation to a local disadvantaged family. However, things are complicated when each member of the family expresses a different attitude towards accepting their generosity. Sometimes the road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Links

The Gift, nominated at the Swiss Film Prize 2017; see all the nominations,…

Festivals

Nominated at The Swiss Film Prize 2017, Best short-film
19e Festival du court métrage de Bruxelles, 2016
14th Human Rights Film Festival San Sebastian, 2016
40th Schweizer Jugendfilmtage, Zürich 2016
46th International Short Film Festival, Tampere 2016
51. Solothurner Filmtage, 2016
19. Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, 2015

Director

Sophie Perrier

Filmography

2015 Le don
2014 Komorebitachi
2013 Se souvient-on d’un nuage?
2013 Swimming And Bathing In Strange Places Is Hazardous
2011 Hugo

Cast

Paulo Dos Santos, Christophe Bugnon, James Chimmi, Nathalie Oberson

Crew

Screenplay: Sophie Perrier

Cinematography: Erika Meda

Editing: Océane Avert

Sound design: Marc Alberisio

Producer: Dan Wechsler

Production: Bord Cadre films (CH), HEAD (CH)

Technical Data

Format: DCP / colour

Runtime: 21′

Released: 2015

Language: French

Subtitles: English

Original title: Le don

Links

The Gift, nominated at the Swiss Film Prize 2017; see all the nominations,…