2021 | Réunion | Documentary

Lèv la tèt dann fénwar (In the Billowing Night_

  • Creole, French English, French 51 mins
  • Director | Erika Etangsalé
  • Writer | -
  • Producer | Jonathan Rubin

STATUS: Released

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Former labourer Jean-René is now retired. He has lived in Mâcon, France, since emigrating from Réunion aged seventeen. For the first time, he breaks the silence and tells his daughter his story. His account reveals mysterious dreams and sorrow that are rooted in the wounds of French colonial history.

Meditative Dislocation Memory Trauma Poetic
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