The Ant Clock
An entomologist discovers an anthill that measures the remaining seconds of each resident of Lyon.
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The story
Beneath a public square, a colony of ants builds the same dial every night. Researcher Mina understands that the insects move human time grain by grain. When her own name appears in the colony, she must break the clock without killing the city.
- Original title
- L'Horloge des Fourmis
- Country / region
- France · Belgium
- Genres
- Thriller
- Language
- French
- Year
- 2026
- Runtime
- 102:20
- 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