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2017 / 63 minutes

Directed by
Laurent van Lanker
Anthropologist
Country of production
Belgium

A film of wind and despair, of fire and solidarity, of hope and hell.

An intimate and inside perspective of the ‘jungle’ of Calais, evoked through a polyphony of bodies, tales, and atmospheres. So familiar to us from news reports, van Lancker helps us see the “jungle” anew, providing an immersive, sensory journey through the social life and survival strategies of migrants. Shot on numerous visits during the entire duration of the ‘jungle’s’ existence, and often using a collaborative methodology - images and narrations are partly produced by the migrants - Kalès is a film that is both poetic and political; it is a visceral document to the everyday life of migrants, and their capacity for creating new social network and for adaptation.

In the 2019 RAI Film Fest RAI/Basil Wright
Location(s) depicted
Calais
Region
Western Europe
Country
France
Keywords
Migration Refugees / Displaced populations Squatter Settlements / Homelessness Participatory / Collaborative methods

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