A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
January 21, 1981
Original Title:
Vacances royales
Genres:
Drama | War
Production Companies:
Forum Films
Production Countries:
France
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 86
Informative but not dramatically charged, this fictional documentary looks at an incident in 1976 when a group of dissidents were forcibly exiled to an island hotel in order to keep them silenced during the visit of King Carlos of Spain to France. This pseudo-documentary features a Canadian filmmaker who is looking into the group of dissidents. He interviews them to get the story of what happened recorded for posterity. Among the group was another man of Spanish ancestry who suddenly arrived on the island but managed to find a way out. His future exploits are brought into question since there are certain terrorist connotations to his character.
Director:
Gabriel Auer
Director of Photography:
Robert Alazraki
Editor:
Joëlle Hache
Foley Artist:
Jonathan Liebling
Original Music Composer:
Carlos Andreu
Writer:
Carlos Andreu
Gabriel Auer
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