(La blessure)

Content: Blandine arrives at the Charles de Gaulle Airport, seeking a reunion with her husband Papi in Paris. Despite articulate claims for asylum, she is held in a cramped cell along with a number of fellow Africans, humiliated, mistreated and told that they can expect immediate deportation. Papi enquires of her whereabouts at Arrivals, and is met with disinterested, misleading responses. When Blandine is hurt in a skirmish on the runway as the authorities try and force her out of the country, circumstances and a sympathetic employee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs save her from expulsion. She is finally reunited with Papi in a communal squat, its inhabitants sharing harrowing stories of their time in France. With work, money and food scarce, and her confidence shaken by her less than warm welcome to the country, Blandine cannot find the enthusiasm to leave her damp mattress.

Countries:

Belgium,

France

Genres:

Drama

Runtime:

162 minutes

Year:

2005

Directors:

Nicolas Klotz

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Production companies:

Aurora Films,

Petits et grands oiseaux,

Tarantula,

ARTE France Cinéma

Actors:

Blandine

Papi

Bibiche

Moktar

Steve

Crews:

Director

Writer

Casting

Producer

Director of Photography