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Astra Film Festival

Spartacus & Cassandra

Ioannis Nuguet,  France ,  2014 ,  81'

Producer: Isabelle Benkemoun

Film Presentation:
The 12 year old Spartacus and his 9 year old sister Cassandra are two Romanian Romani children living on the outskirts of Paris. Director Ioanis Nuguet spent a lot of time with them following them around day by day, several years in a row. He tells us their story at the moment when they are at a crossroad in their life: they have to choose between their parents who live on the streets and Camille, a 21 year old Frenchwoman, a trapeze artist who has decided to take them under her wing and offer them a better life.
Festivals/Awards:
- Louve d’Or – FNC Montréal 2014 - Prix du Jury FIPRESCI – DOK Leipzig 2014 - Sélection ACid 2014 - Festival Ciné-Junior 2015 : Grand Prix Ciné-Junior, Prix CICAE, Prix du Grain à Démoudre, Prix des Collégiens, Prix du Public
Director's Bio-Filmography:
Ioanis Nuguet was born in 1983 in Sainte Colombe to a family of dancers. He discovered cinema by himself. In 2010, he directed Exposé à disparaître, his first feature film. Following President Sarkozy’s speech on immigration and the dismantling of half of the Romani camps, Ioannis Nuguet decided to make his first feature film about this community. Spartacus & Cassandra was programmed at the ACID of the Cannes Festival in 2014. Moreover, he also works as a chief editor and a cinematographer.
Media:
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