Deux rives (Distant Shores) (France) by Thibault Verneret
Docs @ Amsterdam Independent Film Festival
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58m
"The director engages in a dialogue with his older brother, once convicted of drug trafficking in French Guiana. Oscillating between the present and past recorded in his diary, the film opens the door to a rapprochement between the two men. But the older brother remains mysterious and elusive, and his skin seems to bear witness to what prison does to a man." (Visions du Réel)
Running time: 00:58:10
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