Blackout

Lignes de Front

Paris, April 1994. Young freelance journalist Antoine Rives is making a report on Westerners who have been repatriated from Rwanda, fleeing the massacres. He meets Clément, a student of Hutu origin whose Tutsi fiancée Alice hasn’t been able to leave Rwanda. Antoine convinces Clément to go back with him to look for Alice, and to let him film the journey. Their pact soon becomes untenable as they find themselves thrown into chaos. This is a journey through horror during which a young man’s First World illusions are stripped away as he wakes up to human tragedy.

Director

Jean-Christophe Klotz

Screenplay

Antoine Lacomblez

Screenplay

Jean-Christophe Klotz

Status

Released

Release date

31/03/2010

Original language

French