Synopsis
Just before the camp at Rivesaltes in the south of France is demolished, Sylvia Ruth Gutmann returns to this abandonned site where she was imprisoned as a child. We follow her and try to capture the last movement of life in this troubled place, haunted by ghosts and memories, both personal and collective. Her journey occurs through a poem interpreted in various languages. A poem that evokes the suffering of people who were locked up in the camp.
Credits
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Full credits (6)
- Screenwriter : Helena Michie
- Director of photography : Gabby Morton Jones
- Music Composers : Beñat Achiary, Jono Buchanan, Matthew King
- Editor : Sabrina Burnard
- Producer : Helena Michie
- Sound editor : Sabrina Burnard
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary
- Sub-genre : Auteur documentary, Literary adaptation
- Themes : War, Memories
- Production language : French, English, Arabic, Catalan, Bulgarian
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2008
- Runtime : 27 min 10 seconds
- Visa number : 126.769
- Visa issue date : 31/10/2011
- Production formats : Mini DV
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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