This film takes a look at the French concentration camp at Rivesaltes. It does not deal with the site of memory but rather memories of the site through the concrete and physical data visible on the ground perceived as a holed-out space mined by disappearance, in particular the buildings, which subsist as ruins. This film is less preoccupied with drawing lessons from history than fuelling the present with a history that, like a blinding mirror, is of the utmost concern.
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Claire Angelini Director
First release April 1, 2011 · Original title La guerre est proche
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Original title
La guerre est proche
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · April 1, 2011
Theatrical · Centre Pompidou
No release date listed for United States.
France
August 22, 2011 · Theatrical · Lussas Film Festival
October 18, 2016 · Theatrical · Kino-Ciné
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