A french youth | Documentary film

2024
In the south of France, in the heart of the Camargue region, Jawad and Belka find freedom in their love of Camargue races. For these young Maghrebi men, the event is more than a simple tradition. Facing off with a bull is an opportunity to establish their place in the arena and in French society. But at what cost?

IN THEATERS NOVEMBER 15TH 2024.

Festivals

  • EBS International Documentary Festival | Special Jury Prize and Opening Film | Seoul, South Korea
  • HotDocs | Top 20 Audience Favorite | Toronto, Canada | Official Competition
  • CINEMANIA | Post-Modern Jury Prize (Quebec Films Competition) and Special Mention from the Jury (Documentary Competition) | Montreal, France
  • FestIFIS 2025 | Special Mention from the Audience | Nikki, Benin
  • Primed | Mediterranean Youth Award and RAI Italy Broadcast Award | Marseille, France
  • DocuMed | Mediterranean Documentary Film Festival | Tunisia
  • Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma | Montreal, Canada
  • QuebeCine MX | Mexico, Mexico
  • Feature-length documentary
  • 84 minutes
  • With the support of the National Center for Cinematography, Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region, SODEC, CALQ, and SCAM
  • With the participation of Aljazeera Documentary Channel and France Télévisions (France 3 Occitanie)
  • Distribution by Les Films du 3 Mars
  • Director and director of photography Jérémie Battaglia
  • Editor Andrea Henriquez
  • Screenwriter Jérémie Battaglia
  • Production Extérieur Jour (Canada), Productions du Lagon (France) and 13Prod (France)
  • Sound editing Marie-Pierre Grenier
  • Music Armand Glowinski