A FRENCH REVOLUTION
(orig. UN PEUPLE)
Emmanuel Gras
German PremiereFrance 2022Language:FrenchSubtitles:EnglishDirector:Emmanuel GrasCinematographer:Emmanuel GrasEditor:Karen BenainousSound:Antarès BassisProducer:Frédéric JouveProduction Company:Les Films VelvetDistributor:Drop-Out Cinema eG104 min, Colour
October 2018, France. The Macron government decrees a tax increase on fuel prices. A wave of protests sweeps the country: the beginning of the Yellow Vests protests. In Chartres, a suburb of Paris, citizens meet every day, among them Agnès, Benoît, Nathalie and Allan. Who are these angry people, what are their motives? The director spent six months with them and shows how they take their cause into their own hands, organise themselves and make themselves heard. A film that observes in detail: the protest methods, the goals and the inner contradictions of the Yellow Vests movement. It does not judge, it leaves questions unanswered and plenty of room for discussion.
Director's Biography:After studying history, Emmanuel Gras, born in Cannes, attended the Louis Lumière film school, worked for a while for other directors, and then made his own films. Focus: socially relevant social issues.
Director's Filmography:
2017 MAKALA (DOC)
2014 300 HOMMES (DOC)
2013 ÊTRE VIVANT (SHORT)
2011 BOVINES (DOC)
Trailer
Screenings
- 08.11.2022 20:45 LOT-Theater
- 11.11.2022 11:00 ASTOR Saal 3