Tropic of violence
Spring Grants 2021 - Post-Production Stage
Manuel Schapira / Feature Narrative / France, Qatar / 70 min / Original Language: French / Interests: Drama, Adaptation
Synopsis
Mary is a nurse in Mayotte. One night on the beach, a young woman rescued from a “kwassa” (a clandestine boat from the Comoros), entrusts her baby to her. The child has eyes of different colours, and according to some beliefs, this anomaly is associated with the devil. Mary takes the child in and decides to raise him alone, naming him Moses. There he lives as a pampered and protected child until the age of 13, when Mary dies suddenly. In search of his roots, Moses goes to one of the slums, where dozens of orphans are entirely left to their own devices. There, he meets Bruce, the head of the slum, tyrannical and unpredictable. On this burning island, Moses’ destiny is turned upside down.
Credits
- Director
- Manuel Schapira
- Screenwriter
- Delphine de Vigan, Manuel Schapira
- Producer
- Carole Lambert - Windy Production
- Production Company
- Windy Production
About the Director
After studying cinema at the Louis Lumiere school, Manuel Schapira started working as an operator on documentaries. He has directed two short documentaries and eight short films, including ‘Décroche’, which won the Silver Bear in Berlin (2007), and ‘Les Meutes’, selected for the Cesar Awards (2013). ‘Tropic of Violence’ is the first feature film directed by him, for which he co-wrote the screenplay.