A Dramatic Film
Artist and filmmaker Eric Baudelaire spent four years interacting with the pupils of a film class, at a secondary school in the Parisian suburb of Saint-Denis. Keeping himself on the sidelines, he gives way to the children to express their thoughts and dreams. Their remarks are intuitive, inquisitive, yet passionate and surprisingly mature, concerning rocky and complicated issues, ranging from racism, immigration, and identity, all the way to the possibilities of film as a medium. As time flows almost unnoticed, it is evident that these children have not only become the co-directors of this film but also the heroes of their own lives.
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Eric Baudelaire Director · Claire Mathon Cinematographer Raphaël Vandenbussche Cinematographer
United States release October 3, 2019 · Produced in France · Languages French, Romanian
Production
Poulet-Malassis
Production
Les Films d'Ici
Production
CNC
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France
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Original title
Un film dramatique
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French · Romanian
Release dates
Switzerland · August 13, 2019
Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
United States · October 3, 2019
New York Film Festival
France · October 9, 2019
Limited theatrical
Argentina
November 9, 2019 · Mar Del Plata Film Festival
Canada
September 6, 2019 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Lithuania
March 19, 2020 · Spring Film Festival
Mexico
March 9, 2020 · Festival Internacional de Cine UNAM
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