Louis and Bernard, who have just retired, have decided to support some Yougoslavian refugees and deserters.
Between awareness and self-questioning, these ordinary citizens act daily. The film will be the mirror and memory of this human aid, which is warm and concrete, an answer to our own reflections and questioning about a war considered to be far-off.
technical data :
duration
52 minutes
script
Daniel Coche
camera
Bénédicte Martin and Daniel Coche
sound
Damien Fritsch, Gilles Guigue
assistants
Simone Fluhr, Anne-Noëlle Gaessler
editing
Matthieu Boetsch
sound mixer
Gilles Guigue
a coproduction
dora films / France 3 Alsace / Images Plus
grants
Centre National de la Cinématographie, Procirep, Communauté urbaine de Strasbourg, Région Alsace, Fonds d’Action Sociale
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