Synopsis
In June 1968, after the Grenelle Agreement, work starts up again at the Wonder factories in Saint-Ouen, a suburb on the northern outskirts of Paris. In the middle of a mainly male group, a young female work rebels: "No, I will not return. I will no longer set foot in this jail, it's too disgusting!"
A camera is there, which records her anger and the reactions it provokes.
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Full credits (4)
- Director of Photography : Pierre Bonneau
- Editor : Catherine Poitevin
- Sound recordist : Liane Willemont
- Camera Operator : Pierre Bonneau
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary
- Themes : Ethnography, Work, Society
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 1968
- Runtime : 11 min
- Production formats : 16mm
- Color type : Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 1.33
- Audio format : Mono
- Rating restrictions : None
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