Nous [We] (2021) by Alice Diop | Documentary

Synopsis: “A kaleidoscopic portrait of people from the Parisian suburbs, their lives and work connected by the RER B commuter train that cuts through the city from north to south. A migrant mechanic, a care worker for the elderly, a writer, and the director herself, all make up the “we” of the title.”

In this documentary, released in 2021 and directed by Alice Diop, questions of identity are discussed by contrasting the lives of migrants/descendants and inhabitants of the Parisian suburbs (banlieues) with the lives and habits of white French people. The film is also autobiographical, as the director herself questions her identity as a descendant of migrants in this dialectical game of otherness.

You can watch the trailer for the film on YouTube.

Photo: elPadawan | CC-BY-SA 2.0

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2021

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Alice Diop

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