Point du Jour International | LAW AND THE VALLEY (The), Nuno ESCUDEIRO

The French-Italian border, running through the Roya and Durance valleys down to the Mediterranean, has been closed by the French authorities. Refugees were thus forced to take perilous mountain routes to cross into France. The valley people offered them a helping hand, but their human gesture made them the guilty party in the eyes of the law…

This compelling film goes to the front line of the refugee crisis as a handful of citizens do their part to help, thus questioning the role of each of us in troubled times where simplistic arguments blur our understanding of democracy.

THE PRESS:
Read the full article and interview with the filmaker published in Variety:
Extract: "When you close the border, you communicate fear....And what we allowed to happen was that politicians, they dealt with it through fear..."
(Nuno Escudeiro in Variety, 3 May 2019)

"The doc focuses not on the horrors people escaped or the perils of their travels—those narratives have been covered elsewhere—but on the individual actions that seek to remedy the solution.... "Escudeiro captures some incredible footage...'
(Pat Mullen, POV Magazine 27/04/19)

""A profound and subtle film that questions the role of each of us in troubled times where simplistic arguments blur our understanding of democracy." (Christine Chaumeau - Télérama, mai 2019)
Two versions:
position 1: 52' version
position 2: 72' versions

Festivals and Awards:
2019: "Emerging international filmaker" Award for Nuno Escudeiro at HOT DOCS "International Spectrum" (03 May 2019, Toronto)

LAW AND THE VALLEY (The)

Director(s): Nuno ESCUDEIRO – Writer(s): Moritz BONATTI, Nuno ESCUDEIRO Contact Print page