November/December, 1995. France is paralyzed by transport workers' strikes. Parisians, facing a winter of endless traffic jams, set off for work on foot or bike. Nadia, young mother of six-month-old Christopher, lives on welfare. One day, she thinks she recognizes her son's father amongst striking railroaders featured in a television news report. It's been ages since she's heard from him… She decides to track him down…
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I went to see railroad workers for a story about the strike. We became friends, and when I decided I wanted to do a film, some of them wanted to be in it. I didn’t assign roles, and I was pretty scared during the first public reading of the script, attended by everyone – train drivers as well as actors and crew. I was afraid Nadia’s story wouldn’t mean anything to them. But it worked, and they volunteered to come back for the shoot!
Dominique Cabrera, Director
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Dominique Cabrera, Philippe Corcuff