Roger uses his son Igor to ruthlessly traffic and exploit undocumented immigrants. When one of the immigrants is killed, Igor is guilt-ridden and wants to care for the dead man's family against his father’s orders.
“I’ve always had the inverse quote to Godard: film lies 24 times a second. And anybody that’s used to using moving images like a film director, when we see stuff on TV, it’s all positioning and public relations, there’s not an ounce of truth to any of it.
“The women are the true heroes, the brave ones. Violated (defeated?), as they are, they remain the masters of time, of the time that divides the past and the present of the story, of all the time lost to the men.
“Iemand heeft eens gezegd dat als je iets over Nederland wilt zeggen, je in het buitenland moet beginnen. Dat is ook zo. Om goed te kunnen zien is een spanning nodig tussen heel dichtbij en heel ver weg staan. Alleen dan kun je scherp waarnemen.”
Johan van der Keuken
“Without showing it, Philibert launches into a reflection on the gaze that recalls the animal inventory of Bresson’s Au hasard Balthazar.
