Pierre is late, his plane is taking off in two hours but he has to quickly get home to pick up his passport. In front of his door, he realizes that he has lost his keys...
Acting
Guillaume Canet's sweaty desperation is uncomfortably real.
Writing
Perfect domino structure—every shortcut creates two new problems.

Director
Guillaume Cotillard
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Cotillard directed this as a calling card short before his feature debut—Canet reportedly did most stunts himself.
The real-time structure and single location deliberately echo Clouzot's The Wages of Fear, but for apartment building farce.
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