''True'' is a 2004

short film A short film is a film with a low running time. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of not more than 40 minutes including all credits". Other film o ...

directed by

Tom Tykwer Tom Tykwer (; born 23 May 1965) is a German film director, producer, screenwriter, and composer. He is best known internationally for directing the thriller films ''Run Lola Run'' (1998), ''Heaven (2002 film), Heaven'' (2002), ''Perfume: The Sto ...

, starring

Natalie Portman Natalie Hershlag{{efn, Some Hebrew sources claim that her birth name was "Neta-Lee Hershleg" ({{langx, he, נטע-לי הרשלג) and later, her first name was Americanized to "Natalie". {{Cite news , last=Shamir , first=Oron , date=August ...

and Melchior Beslon. The film was filmed for 2006 anthology film

Paris, je t'aime ''Paris, je t'aime'' (; ) is a 2006 anthology film starring an ensemble cast of actors of various nationalities. The two-hour film consists of eighteen short films set in different '' arrondissements'' (districts). The 22 directors include Guri ...

. On February 6, 2004, it independently premiered at the 54th Berlin International Film Festival, where it competed for the

Silver Bear for Best Short Film The Silver Bear for the Best Short Film is the second most prestigious prize awarded in the short films competition at the Berlin International Film Festival The Berlin International Film Festival (), usually called the Berlinale (), is an a ...

. It won the German Short Film Award (Deutscher Kurzfilmpreis) in 2004. Afterwards, it was cut down the running time and completed as a segment "Faubourg-Saint-Denis" of "Paris, je t'aime".

Cast

as Francine * Melchior Beslon as Thomas

References

External links

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