17 minutes. One babysitter. A missing baby. Sleep was never so expensive.
Chloé, a young baby sitter, must look after Blanche, the daughter of Agnes and François, for the first time. Once the couple has left, Chloé falls asleep in front of TV. When she wakes up, she is horrified to discover that the baby is no longer there.
Acting
Clémence Poésy's silent panic is absolutely devastating.
Direction
Du Bellay stretches 17 minutes into pure psychological torture.
Director
Eric du Bellay
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Poésy filmed this between 'Harry Potter' and 'In Bruges,' proving she could carry silence better than most actors carry dialogue.
The film deliberately never shows Blanche on screen—some viewers miss this until the second watch, when the absence becomes haunting.
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