Dark Fatherland ( Patria Obscura )

Dark Fatherland (DVD) (*)

~~$26.99~~ $20.97

Original Title: Patria Obscura
Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
French ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
83 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Short Film
Black & White
Booklet

Movie filmed in 2013 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Stéphane Ragot

Written By:
Stéphane Ragot

Actors:
Stéphane Ragot

Synopsis:

A photographer follows the footsteps of his two grandfathers both army men who died a long time ago, Pierre the legionnaire and Paul the paratrooper. Through them he explores the story of his family, a history bounded by wars, tormented by silences and the unsaid. In an immodest film, he unveils the history of France, a nation at war with itself.

A photographer goes in search of the memory of his grandfathers, Pierre the legionnaire and Paul the paratrooper, who both died some time ago. With them, he explores the history of his family, a history hemmed in by wars and undermined by silence and unspoken resentments. In this brazen film, he reveals the novel of a country, France, at war with itself.

Photographer Stéphane Ragot retraces the steps of his grandfathers who were killed during the war. Between silence and testimonies, Stéphane Ragot explores his family identity. A beautiful, intimate documentary where family secrets meet a nation memory.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 10 April, 2016.