"You are a good citizen"
In a time where actions are measured, are evaluated, and influenced the social status, a couple is faced with a forbidden and crucial dilemma.
Social & External
The people behind it
Mathieu Jonckheere
Thomas
Helena Ponce Vasquez
Julie
Maxime Leblicq
L'homme-lapin
Dan Warner is a desaturator, tasked with sapping beauty from the world in a future where Color is used as energy. When his superiors suspect that he may secretly be hoarding color in order to support his "unhealthy" passion for drawing, Dan is reassigned to the outer precincts where he is faced with a decision that will decide the course of his future.
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