Shortlist VALENTIN HAUY - THE LAST BIRTHDAY Commercial Work: Craft: Direction

CLIENT/BRANDVALENTIN HAUY

PRODUCTION COMPANYHIERSOIR

DIRECTOR(S)LUCIE BOURDEU

PRODUCER(S)ANNE-CÉCILE JEMIN, CAROLINE HÉLAINE, YOËL SERVADIO

AGENCYJOSIANE

DOPBALTHAZAR LAB

INSTAGRAM TAG @LUCIEBOU2 @HIERSOIR.TV @JOSIANE.AGENCY @ANNECECILE_JEMIN @ASSOCIATIONVALENTINHAUY #THELASTBIRTHDAY

SHORT SYNOPSIS IT ALL STARTS WITH A FAMILY BIRTHDAY — A SAFE, FAMILIAR SCENE WHERE THE HERO IS CELEBRATING HIS 59TH BIRTHDAY. BUT THE JOYFUL ATMOSPHERE QUICKLY DERAILS WHEN THE PROTAGONIST RECEIVES A STRANGE PHONE CALL REVEALING THAT IF HE WERE TO LOSE HIS SIGHT AFTER THE AGE OF 60, HE WOULD NO LONGER BE ELIGIBLE FOR FULL DISABILITY ASSISTANCE.
THIS SHOCKING NEWS TRIGGERS A WAVE OF PANIC AMONG THE GUESTS, LEADING TO A SERIES OF DESPERATE, FARCICAL ATTEMPTS TO GO BLIND BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY. THEIR ABSURD HYSTERIA ESCALATES INTO A FULL-BLOWN FRENZY, USING WHATEVER THEY CAN FIND, TURNING THE CELEBRATION INTO A TRASHY, UNCONVENTIONAL COMEDY.