Director: | Hugo Becker |
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Production: | Nouvelle Donne Productions (Laurent Helas), Paprika Films (Pierre- Emmanuel Fleurantin) |
Running Time: | 20’ |
Language: | French, German |
Country: | France |
Year: | 2025 |
Main Cast: | Alexis Manenti, Jeanne Goursaud, Damien Jouillerot, Gilles Cohen, David Talbot |
Screenplay: | Hugo Becker |
Cinematographer: | Tommaso Fiorilli |
Editor: | Julia Maby |
Production Designer: | Eric Chapuis, Philippe Van Herwijnen |
Costume Designer: | Elsa Depardieu |
Music: | Romain Trouillet |
Sound: | Dominique Warnier |
Visual Effects: | Étienne Jaxel-Truer, Benjamin Savary |
La ligne de vie (The Lifeline)

Synopsis
24 December 1916. A truck carrying mail is stopped at a German checkpoint and riddled with bullets. Inside, a man lies dead. Another man and a woman, on a postal mission, claim innocence in the death of their companion and their presence in enemy territory. The radio that had been guiding them had apparently cut out, leaving them stranded in no man’s land. And so, on Christmas Eve 1916, a cross- examination begins to uncover the real reason why enemy postmen and couriers are in the trenches.
Production/distribution
PRODUCTION 1:
Nouvelle Donne Productions - Laurent Helas
10, Rue de Penthièvre
75008 Paris, France
Tel: +33 0612883759
E-mail: laurent.helas@nouvelledonne-productions.com
Web: www.nouvelledonne-productions.com
Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/nouvelledonne/ - Instagram, https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063618366225 – Facebook
PRODUCTION 2:
Paprika Films - Pierre-Emmanuel Fleurantin
10, Rue des Goncourt
75011 Paris, France
Tel: +33 0623222072
E-mail: pefleurantin@paprikafilms.fr
Web: www.paprikafilms.fr
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/paprikafilms - Facebook, https://www.instagram.com/paprikafilms.paris/ - Instagram
PRESS OFFICE:
Mélanie Slamat - AGENCE CONTACT
20 BIS Rue La Boétie
75008 Paris, France
Tel: +33 0620329087