Our Defeats

Name: Our Defeats
Director: Jean-Gabriel Périot
Released: 2019

Jean-Gabriel Périot 2019

Nowadays in France, a group of teenagers reenact iconic films from the 1968’s era. While barely able to define neither political commitment nor the idea of revolution at first, they gradually realize that the perspectives from the past still echo in our present politics and that within our defeats may rise the strength to face today’s chaos and its challenges.

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Running Time:

87 min.

Spoken Languages:

French

Subtitles:

English

Directors:

Jean-Gabriel Périot

Producers:

Frédéric Dubreuil

Cinematographers:

Manon Fourneyron, Sophonie Ngokani Belkie, Amine Berrada

Editors:

Jean-Gabriel Périot

Production Companies:

Envie de Tempête

Festival Participation

Berlinale Forum - 2019

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