Edition 24: 1–9 August, 2025

SHORT MATTERS

RELEASE THE DOGS

LÂCHEZ LES CHIENS

France, Belgium
2017 — 21' / Color

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Synopsis

Anouck is a resigned girl, torn between two loves, two violences: her man, an attractive watchdog, and her little brother, a young mad pup. The night of the boy’s 18th, this delicate triangle explodes, Anouck's revolt is on its way...

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Director Biography

Manue grew up in Limousin. She passed by the Duperré school in Paris, then by the superior audiovisual school (ESAV) in Toulouse. Since then, she draws wolves, makes movies, experimental wine and is building a village of caravans. Lâchez les Chiens (Release The Dogs ), is her first professional direction. She is currently working on Cendres (Ashes), an optimistic short film about world's end, and writes a punk comedy on a revolutionary circus company's adventures.

Director

Manue Fleytoux

Producer

Jeremy Forni

Cinematographer

Florian Berutti

Editor

Adrien Pagotto

Sound

Thomas Hatcher