August 1999,mypartner, a photographer,notices a maninahospital.The dayof theeclipse,sherecognizesthe manin thecrowd andtakes photos of him, withhispermission...
Amongherphotos,asmiling facestands out:Jean-Pierre, a Rwandan man.In1994inRwanda,800,000people werekilledin justoverthreemonths.Somehaveescapedthemassacresthanks tohumanitarian organizations.I wanttofilm this manandmypartnerintroduces him to me.Ayear later,Idecidetomakea filmofhis story:a face to facebetweenhimand me.A film whereamanlistensto anothermantalking abouthispain.
Recognizedtodayas well asotherdances,belly dancinghasspreadbeyondthe Eastand reached Europe. But what does that dance mean when danced by European women?
"Six years ago, my wife announced me that I was going to become a father. I took my camera and I filmed for the next nine months, toward offthefearwithin me."
Several times each year, they are 13.000 Km away from home, in a hospital in Laos. They come from Luxemburg, Strasbourg, Freiburg: they are surgeons, pediatricians, nurses, anaesthetists,...
A man in the countryside, accompanied by his valet and his linen maid. Mister is ill, Mister travels, Mister is scared. Nothing can be done. Mister tries to stimulate himself, to react, but his will seems to collide with the strength of madness. Delirium begins.
