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Release Date:
October 9, 2019
Original Title:
Un film dramatique
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
CNC
Les Films d'Ici
Poulet-Malassis
Production Countries:
France
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 114
Artist and filmmaker Eric Baudelaire spent four years interacting with the pupils of a film class, at a secondary school in the Parisian suburb of Saint-Denis. Keeping himself on the sidelines, he gives way to the children to express their thoughts and dreams. Their remarks are intuitive, inquisitive, yet passionate and surprisingly mature, concerning rocky and complicated issues, ranging from racism, immigration, and identity, all the way to the possibilities of film as a medium. As time flows almost unnoticed, it is evident that these children have not only become the co-directors of this film but also the heroes of their own lives.
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Assistant Camera:
Lucas Plançon
Colorist:
Christophe Bousquet
Director:
Eric Baudelaire
Director of Photography:
Claire Mathon
Alan Guichaoua
Raphaël Vandenbussche
Editor:
Claire Atherton
Producer:
Eric Baudelaire
Alexandra Delage
Hélène Maes
Sound:
Erwan Kerzanet
Sound Mixer:
Philippe Welsh
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