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BACK UP! (2019, France)
Feature Film, Drama
Running Time: 90 min
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Director: Christophe Gros-Dubois
Writers: Franck Gros-Dubois, Christophe Gros-Dubois
Producer: Constant Gros-Dubois
Cast: Astrid Bayiha, Kamal Moummad, Kader Lassina Touré, Sylvain Charbonneau, Dominique Lollia, Pierre Rousselet, Ricky Tribord
Logline: Today, death of a project youth following a police control…25 years ago, disappearance of an activist…The journalists from “BACK UP!”, an alternative media, are investigating… Their opponent? The State determined to keep control over the Republic’s forgotten territories.
Synopsis: When a young man from the suburb of Paris is killed by the Police, a French alternative media outlet called “BACK UP!”; along with its free-spirited female journalist investigate the causes of yet another Police Brutality scandal. Her nonconformist and scrutinous inquiries will not only help them shed some light on the mysterious disappearance of a militant ecologist, but also provide a much needed impartial media platform for the sister of the young deceased.
Notable Screenings & Awards: Zagora International Film Festival (Maroc 2019), FIFDA (African Diaspora; International Film Festival, France 2020), Festival Monde en Vues (2020 Guadeloupe), FEMI (2020 Guadeloupe).
