Papillon
English title: Butterfly
- Studio
- Sacrebleu Productions, XBO Films
Synopsis
An elderly swimmer’s movement through the sea calls up memories of a life shaped by water. Childhood pleasures, competitive success and wartime persecution flow together as the recollections trace the experiences of Olympic swimmer Alfred Nakache.
Characters
Alfred Nakache, Paule Nakache, Young Alfred Nakache, Sports Commentator, Police Officer, Soldier, Coach
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Florence Miailhe
Producing
- Producer
- Ron Dyens, Luc Camilli
Writing
- Writer
- Florence Miailhe
Voices
- Voice
- Fayçal Zafi (Alfred Nakache), Jessica Jaouiche (Paule Nakache), Yassine Mestaoui (Young Alfred Nakache), Alexandre Liebe (Sports Commentator), Johannes Oliver Hamm (Sports Commentator), Hocine Ben (Sports Commentator / Police Officer / Soldier), Olivier Peissel (Sports Commentator / Police Officer / Soldier), Foued Kemeche (Coach)
Music
- Music
- Pierre Oberkampf
Art Department
- Production Design
- Florence Miailhe
Camera
- Director of Photography
- Guillaume Hoenig
Editing
- Editor
- Nassim Gordji-Tehrani
Sound
- Sound Designer
- Pierre Oberkampf
Casting
- Casting
- Marie Bureau
Awards
2026 Academy Awards: Nominee, Animated Short Film (Florence Miailhe and Ron Dyens)