Squash (2002)

Name: Squash
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2002-08-10

27m

Running Time

Plot.

Squash is a 2002 French short film directed by Lionel Bailliu, with Malcolm Conrath and Eric Savin. Two businessmen, Alexandre and his boss, play a game of squash. The game escalates from "fun" to fairly high stakes, as both players demonstrate that squash is a mental game, not just a physical game. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.

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Cast & Crew.

Eric Savin

Charles

Malcolm Conrath

Alexandre

Lionel Bailliu

Director / Writer

Jérôme Cornuau

Producer

Miguel Courtois

Producer

Gilles de Maistre

Producer

Denis Penot

Composer

Thierry Deschamp

Cinematographer

Vincent Tabaillon

Editor

Details.

Release Date
August 10, 2002

Status
Released

Running Time
27m

Genres
Comedy

Last updated: 2025-02-15

Wiki.

Squash is a 2002 French short film (27 min / 29 min runtime) directed and written by Lionel Bailliu. The film has won multiple awards at film festivals and was nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Live Action Short Film category in 2004. The film stars Malcolme Conrath as 'Alexandre' and Eric Savin as 'Charles'.

It was used as the basis for a longer film (103 Minutes) called Fair Play in 2006. The opening scene of the long feature are complete repeats of the short film, but with actor Malcolm Conrath is replaced by Jérémie Rénier to play 'Alexandre'.