The City Holding Its Breath
For thirty minutes every night, Brussels stops breathing and a pulmonologist searches for the city's hidden lung.
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The story
At 19:03, candles no longer move, windows no longer vibrate, and all the inhabitants of Brussels hold the same breath. Dr Mina Roche follows the ventilation ducts to a forgotten room beneath the parliament, where the city inhales for someone else.
- Original title
- La Ville qui Retient son Souffle
- Country / region
- France · Belgium
- Genres
- Fantasy
- Language
- French
- Year
- 2027
- Runtime
- 108:30
- Director
- Baptiste Kone
Creative process
Director, editor, poster art director, rights reviewer, language reviewer, and producer approve creative, legal, and cultural outputs.
Human-led story development, screenplay polish, casting bible, rights review, AI-generated key art and motion tests, human edit, grade, sound, language review, and C2PA export.
- AI participation (source-declared)
- 75%
- Creative method
- Generative narrative
- Format
- Feature film
- Resolution
- 4K
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39:1
- Frame rate
- 24 fps
- Delivery format
- 4K DCP; ProRes 4444 XQ master; H.265 review screener.
- Subtitles
- English · Korean · Japanese · Thai · French