Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis. Dans une société où tout est marchand, où le temps est compté, il existe un lieu de gratuité et de rencontre où l’on combat les inégalités et la violence sociale, la bibliothèque de mon quartier. Sans bruit, joyeusement, il se fabrique ici quelque chose d’important, d’invisible au regard pressé ou comptable : l’élaboration d’un nouveau contrat social.
From Africa, Abou watches the fence and the future in Europe ahead of him. For over a year, he and thousands of other migrants have attempted to jump the enormous fence system that separates Morocco and Spain. Behind the camera, Abou portrays the struggle for dignity and freedom on the militarized frontier.
After a sudden crisis with his girlfriend Chiara, 38-year-old Guido ends up sleeping on the couches of his friends. As he starts witnessing other people’s lives from a different perspective, he discovers aspects of relationships that he never noticed before.
=> Italian original version, with optional subtitles in English and French.
