A Chinese refugee in France talks about his quest for happiness and a place to live. Surprising mixture of documentary and fiction, just like in Les petits hommes vieux (see the programme The Not So Distant Future) formed part of the project 10 minutes pour refaire le monde, a screenplay contest initiated by Canal+. Nigel Bennett: ‘Hotel California is a film about the people we label immigrants. Everyone of us is searching for a place in the world where we can belong, but will we ever find it?’
Also in this combined programme
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Turtely
Slightly bizarre portrait of an illegal Filipino worker and her pet, a tortoise. Both are a limited in their freedom of movement. -
Obreras saliendo de la fábrica
An atmospheric portrait of four women who leave the factory where they work to go to the beach. -
Film details
- Country of production
- France
- Year
- 2005
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2006
- Length
- 13'
- Medium/Format
- 35mm
