Before the Walls Fall

Short Film/Society, Belgium 2008

Near Charleroi, Colin lives alone with his mother in a dilapidated house which caves in each day a little more. Facing misery, he writes with his buddies in his room, transformed into a kind of improvised "youth centre". Rap. As safety valve and as necessity. The only way they have found to speak of this poverty in the heart of Europe which is not even visible anymore. Even through our television sets. As long as the house stands, they won’t drift outdoors. As long as they write together, they won’t fall. "Before the Walls Fall" conjures up a youthful generation of the excluded, at the edge of a precipice.
29 min
SD
Starting at 6
Audio language:
French
Subtitles:
English

More information

Director:

Eve Duchemin

Writer:

Eve Duchemin

Sound Design:

Fabrice Osinski

Producer:

Eve Duchemin

Original title:

Avant que les murs tombent

Original language:

French

Further titles:

Before the Walls Fall

Format:

16:9 SD, Color

Age rating:

Starting at 6

Audio language:

French

Subtitles:

English

Further links:

The Movie Database