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Be Kind ! english subtitle

Roger and Lucienne, married for a long time, live in a farmhouse in the heart of a village in France. Roger is happy to be deadpan and those around him pay the price, especially his wife. One evening, when her husband has once again been unkind to their son and daughter-in-law, Lucienne makes him a bet: if he loses it, he will have to be nice to everyone - including her - for 24 hours. If he wins, she will leave him alone. Stung, Roger agrees to take the bet… and loses it. What Roger doesn't know is that Lucienne has concocted an obstacle course for him: they are going to meet several people and Roger will have to apologize to them.

  • Antoine BEGUIN
    Director
  • Antoine BEGUIN
    Writer
  • Julien AOUIDAD
    Producer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    be Kind !
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    18 minutes 3 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 27, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    60,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    France
  • Country of Filming:
    France
  • Language:
    French
  • Shooting Format:
    digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Avignon international film festival
    Avignon film festival
    France
    best cast
  • Les Capucines du cinéma
    Paris
    France
    official selection
  • Montmarte Movie Extravaganza
    Paris
    France
    official selection
  • Hallucinea Film Festival
    Paris
    France
    best actor, best actress, best director
  • Kollywood international film festival
    Tamildanu
    India
    best short, best actor, best actress, best director
  • Red Movie Awards

    Best romance
  • South Cinematographic Academy Film and Arts
    Replay International Film Festival
    best comedy, best director, best lead actor, best team performance, special award
  • Replay International Film Festival

    official selection
  • Global India International Film Festival

    best foreign language award
  • The French Duck Film Festival
    Paris
    France
    Honorable mention : best actor, best actress, best supporting actor, best ensemble, best trailer
  • Cannes World Film Festival
    Cannes
    France
    Best senior film
  • Feel the reel international film festival
    Glascow
    United Kingdom
    official selection
  • Greenflash International Film Festival
    Tours
    France
    Best cinematography
  • Indépendant in Tarn

    France
    coup de coeur jury
  • Short Film Factory
    Bicharest
    Romania
    February 3, 2025
    best "cheer up" movie
  • Media Film Festival
    Media
    United States
    official selection
  • The Monthly Film Festival
    Glascow
    United Kingdom
    official selection
  • Festival Napoléon
    Paris
    France
    official selection
  • Paradise Film Festival
    Cologne
    Germany
    official selection
  • ACU festival
    Strasbourg
    France
    June 26, 2025
    prix du meilleur acteur, prix du meilleur film
Distribution Information
  • Creative Corner
    Distributor
    Country: France
Director Biography - Antoine BEGUIN

- Lawyer

2022 – First short film -"The guest"

The pitch : "Four friends are gathered for dinner. The atmosphere is very pleasant. The hostess announces that she has invited someone she met a few weeks earlier. The mystery guest arrives a few moments later. The atmosphere changes radically. This guest gradually reveals the reason for his presence. He tells them that their death at the end of the evening is as inevitable as it is unexpected."

2024 – Second short film : "Be Kind!" produced by Creative Corner

The pitch : Roger and Lucienne have been married for a long time. One evening, Lucienne, tired of her husband's unkind character, makes him a bet: if he loses, he will have to be kind to everyone—including her—for 24 hours.

I'm currently working on the scripts for two other short films:
- "For a Better World": "Alex receives the latest trendy personal assistant, which is equipped with artificial intelligence. As the days go by—and as interactions progress—the assistant takes more and more initiative in Alex's life."

- "Until Our Last Breath": "Simone and René, a couple in their eighties, have invited their grandson Théo into their home. While the two generations appear to be polar opposites, the couple actually has something very special to ask of Théo: "a small favor."

"The lawyer" : in 2024, I wrote a series project for the 27th Valence Scénario competition. The project was selected in the "audiovisual series" category.

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