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L'oubliés de la Belle Étoile = The lost boys of Mercury / Alter Ego Production et Lyon Capitale TV présentet ; un film de Clémence Davigo ; écrit par Clémence Davigo et Anne Paschetta ; produit par Elise Hug et Cécile Lestrade.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Juvenile corrections--France.
- Juvenile corrections.
- Correctional institutions--France.
- Correctional institutions.
- Poor children--Abuse of--France.
- Poor children.
- Abandoned children--Abuse of--France.
- Abandoned children.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (106 min.)) : sound, color
- Other Title:
- Lost boys of mercury
- Place of Publication:
- [Lussas, France] : AndanaFilms, [2023]
- Language Note:
- In French with English subtitles.
- Summary:
- As children in the 50s to the 70s, Dédé, Michel and Daniel were sent to the Belle Étoile “correctional” facility run by the abbot Garin and located in the Savoie region of France. There, they were beaten, humiliated, starved and broken. With the help of director Clémence Davigo, they finally reunite to break their silence. A moving chronicle in search of memory and justice.
- Credits:
- Cinematography, François Chambe ; editing, Lou Vercelletto ; music, Benjamin Gilbert.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed April 9, 2025).
- Publisher Number:
- an-tlbom Docuseek2
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