Cardboard boxes strewn along a pavement are seen to form a peculiar assemblage. From this fragile architecture, a woman emerges and makes a placard that contains no slogan; a wordless piece of cardboard. While raising the placard, the woman is joined by other women. A silent uprising is then set in motion. Can it be considered a revolution?
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At Five in the Afternoon
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Night Visitor: The Night of Counting the Years
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Gazing at the Catastrophe
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Crop
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Film details
- Countries of production
- Algeria, France
- Year
- 2011
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2013
- Length
- 3'
- Medium/Format
- DCP