Nuno Escudeiro – The Valley #LFF2019

October 8, 2019

Nuno Escudeiro - The Valley #LFF2019 fredfilmradio

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PODCAST | Sarah Bradbury interviews Nuno Escudeiro, director of the film The Valley.

We sat down with Portuguese director Nuno Escudeiro at the 63rd BFI London Film Festival to discuss his new film The Valley. He told us about his journey to discover the everyday people assisting refugees on the border between France and Italy, his two years of intensive research and what he hopes the impact of his film to be – shining a light on hope in unexpected places.

The Valley: Sometimes help comes from the most unexpected places. The valleys of the French Alps experienced enforced displacement during Second World War, so perhaps it’s no surprise that many residents feel moved to help refugees whose homes have also become battlefields. In a climate of mistrust and rising prejudice, it’s refreshing to witness everyday people get savvy about the laws of these lands, especially when political engagement is fickle. As one man quips, ‘Increase the retirement age by six months and you’ll have three million people protesting, but nothing for this’. While director Nuno Escudeiro attempts to document the way these ambiguous, shifting laws are enforced, and authorities sneak refugees out the back door instead of registering them, no irony is lost with the town’s sign: ‘The Pearl of France is Happy to Welcome You’.

To discover more about the film, click here.

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