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A L’usage Des Vivants

In 1998, Semira Adamu, a 20 year-old, so-called “illegal”, Nigerian immigrant on Belgian soil, was smothered to death by a police cushion as they attempted to evict her. 20 years later, in a combined female war cry, two women tell her story.

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Through their tales, they highlight the reality of detention centers intended for migrant people, the conditions of such imprisonment, the suffering of detainees, the abuse of guards and policemen.

Country/ Language
Belgium/ French

Duration
26:46 minutes

Director & Editor
Pauline Fonsny

Writers
Pauline Fonsny, Maia Chauvrier, Semira Adami

Producers
Alice Lemaire

Production Company
Contre-Ciels, Atelier Cinéma

Director of Photography
Pierre de Wurstemberger, Lou Vernin, Pauline Fonsny

Awards
Official Selection-
'9th Delhi Shorts International Film Fest-20'