De l'autre cote du periphe


2h 30m 1998

Brief Synopsis

In 1997, a group of French filmmakers protested against the country's controversial new immigration law. In response, the government minister for urban development challenged the filmmakers to spend a month in one of the housing projects that many immigrants live in. Bertrand and Nils Tavernier did

Film Details

Also Known As
Other Side of the Tracks, The, l'autre cote du periphe
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1998
Production Company
France 2 Cinéma; Little Bear
Distribution Company
Central Film Verleih Gmbh; Senator Film Verleih
Location
Paris, France

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 30m

Synopsis

In 1997, a group of French filmmakers protested against the country's controversial new immigration law. In response, the government minister for urban development challenged the filmmakers to spend a month in one of the housing projects that many immigrants live in. Bertrand and Nils Tavernier did exactly that, living in a Parisian suburb, getting to know the inhabitants, filming their lives and interviewing them about issues of housing, education and policing.

Film Details

Also Known As
Other Side of the Tracks, The, l'autre cote du periphe
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1998
Production Company
France 2 Cinéma; Little Bear
Distribution Company
Central Film Verleih Gmbh; Senator Film Verleih
Location
Paris, France

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 30m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1998

Released in United States October 1998

Released in United States June 2000

Shown at Montreal International Festival of New Cinema and New Media October 15-24, 1998.

Shown at the Barbican and Cine Lumiere in London, England as part of "Paris Sur Scene" June 9-20, 2000.

film from videotape

Released in United States 1998

Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at Montreal International Festival of New Cinema and New Media October 15-24, 1998.)

Released in United States June 2000 (Shown at the Barbican and Cine Lumiere in London, England as part of "Paris Sur Scene" June 9-20, 2000.)