CHÂTEAU ROUGE (France, 2024, 107′)

Thursday, October 3, at 7 pm, Cinema Massimo, Screen 3

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Director: Hélène Milano
Photography: Jérôme Olivier
Editing: Cécile Dubois
Sound: Mariane Roussy
Production: TS Productions

Parisian neighbourhood of Goutte d’Or, metro station Château Rouge, Georges Clemenceau high school.
The school is attended by restless girls and boys who are already forced to grow up quickly, facing deep personal and social hardship. They shape their personalities, lose themselves while trying to find their own selves. Adults try to understand and guide them, give them an education and upbringing, despite the violence of the system. Hélène Milano follows a third-grade class, observes their daily difficulties faced by teenagers who live through the school environment without enthusiasm and with rebellion, bringing their complex private experiences to class. The film premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival in the ACID independent section. It mixes scenes taken from the hours spent in class, the lessons, the debates, the meetings, the presence of psychologists, the words of those young men and women who express desires often in contrast with reality. National preview.

Followed by Q&A with the director via video link.

Hélène Milano (France) is an actress and filmmaker. She started her career in theatre as an actress in many plays and then moved to cinema. Her filmography embraces many fiction short films and documentaries for both television and cinema. Among them, Les roses noires and Les charbons ardents create a diptych dedicated to young people.

Filmography: Comme ça, j’entends la mer (2001, sf), Dans le miroir… une hirondelle (2005, sf), La case de l’oncle Doc (2006-2011, tv series, two episodes), Les roses noires (2012, doc), La lumière du phare (2013, sf), L’heure D (2019, tv series, one episode), Les charbons ardents (2019, doc), Château Rouge (2024, doc).