In 2023, teenagers and children walk in their city, Marseille. They live without knowing it within the perimeter of a historic tragedy, « Operation Sultan », which in 1943 engulfed an entire section of the popular city. This film narrates the encounter of these young inhabitants with this forgotten historical event.
Director Biography – Boris Nicot
Boris Nicot is a filmmaker and editor. He is the author of the short documentaries « Asile » (2005) and « D’assez courtes unités de temps » (2008). He has gone on to make feature-length documentaries: « Un étrange équipage » (2010) and « Filmer obstinément, rencontre avec Patricio Guzmán » (2014), a film inspired by his love of the Chilean filmmaker’s work and his many trips to Latin America.
He also edits his own films as a director. His 2018 film « Deux, trois fois Branco » (Twice, Three Times Branco) is an encounter with the film producer Paulo Branco between Lisbon and Paris, between the present and the past, between his truth and his legend.
In 2021, Boris Nicot signed up to direct the diptych « Le PCF dans le siècle » (2×90′ – Part 1: L’internationale et la Marseillaise / Part 2: Le Parti Communiste et le Peuple), written by historian Serge Wolikow.
| Boris Nicot Director collective of school and college students Writer Serge Dentin Producer collective of school and college students Key Cast |
