THE NORWEGIAN PEACE FILM AWARD JURY TIFF 2011
Linda Hattendorf - Filmmaker and former winner of the Norwegian Peace Film Award (the cats of mirikitani), New York
Anne Natvig - Student Network for Peace, Tromsø
Mads Gilbert - Doctor and peace activist, Tromsø
HANDS UP
Les mains en lair
France | 2010 | 90 min
Director: Romain Goupil
Screenplay: Romain Goupil
Cinematography: Irina Lubtchansky
Cast: Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi, Linda Doudaeva, Jules Ritmanic
March 2067. Chechen immigrant Milana recollects her childhood in Paris, the Paris of today. These fictive memories offer a scathing critique of current asylum politics. The story focuses on how children deal with the subject of illegal immigration when confronted directly with the consequences. Milana and her friends form their own universe where they give each other the care and safety the adults around them fail to provide. Together they engage in various mischief, but always with the childish charm and naiveté that is unfortunately lacking in the adults’ actions and solutions.
The futuristic aspect of the film portrays our present as archaic and poorly equipped to deal with the challenges of a modern, international society. Hands Up also explores the way in which the parallel universes of children and adults play out, both when they are separated and when they finally clash
Director info
Romain Goupil (b.1951, Paris) started his film education at Lycée Condorcet, but was expelled because of his political activities. Goupils first feature film, half a life, was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Film. He has also worked as an assistant for Roman Polanski and Jean-Luc Godard.