“A rare and historic journey”: a film produced in Pont-Croix, in Finistère, nominated for a César and an Oscar
The short film “The Man Who Kept Quiet” comes from the production company Les films Norfolk, based in Pont-Croix, in Finistère, an unexpected new land of… cinema.
By Nora Moreau"Hey, hello Philippe!" he hears on every street corner. In Pont-Croix (Finistère), a town of character, at the entrance to Cap Sizun, as you pass the remarkable church, listed as a Historic Monument, on the large market square and up to the Goyen, the coastal river that inspired the painters, people only talk about him: Philippe Wendling. Or rather, the film he produced with his company, Les Films Norfolk, entitled: "The Man Who Kept Quiet".
In this 13-minute short film starring Goran Bogdan and Franco-Serbian Alexis Manenti, Croatian director Nebojsa Slijepcevic captures a pivotal moment during the arrest of Muslim passengers on a train in Bosnia-Herzegovina in 1993. "Through the power of his direction and writing, he confronts us with our own relationship to courage and cowardice, confronting us with the difficult and universal question of choice... Really relevant at the moment," says Philippe Wendling.
Le Parisien
