Synopsis
In order to apply for asylum, a climate refugee faces two state examiners for a decisive encounter. Through this strict legal protocol, the protagonist will have to relive the journey of his exile, in order to prove the veracity of his story. The testimony Affected by the repeated trauma and amplified by the simulation, the administrative device will gradually break down.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Le Fresnoy - Studio national des arts contemporains
- Film exports/foreign sales : Le Fresnoy - Studio national des arts contemporains
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Portrait
- Production language : Russian
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2022
- Runtime : 19 min 34 seconds
- Color type : Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby Digital
- Rating restrictions : None
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