Aissa
Short Films • 8m 21s
Aissa, a young Congolese woman living illegally in France, must lie about her age in order to stay in the country. Through the coldly scrutinizing lens of a medical examination, director Trehin-Lalanne probes the deeply personal implications of territorial boundaries that dictate the legality of an individual.
DIRECTED BY CLEMENT TREHIN-LALANNE
FRANCE | 2016 | FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
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