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Cast

Crew

Messaline Raverdy

Messaline Raverdy

Director

Ivanne de Cannart

Ivanne de Cannart

Editor

Messaline Raverdy

Messaline Raverdy

Producer

Rudi Maerten

Rudi Maerten

Editor

Miléna Trivier

Miléna Trivier

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Hilde Nash

Hilde Nash

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Olivier Dekegel

Olivier Dekegel

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Rémi Gérard

Rémi Gérard

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Messaline Raverdy

Messaline Raverdy

Writer

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Behind the Shutters

20189.0 / 1050 min
Documentary

Overview

The doors of the abandoned Raverdy coffee and chicory factory remain closed, just like everything around it. The director – herself a descendant of the Raverdy family (and expecting her first child) – goes in search of the stories behind this sealed-off part of the city. She moves in with her 91-year-old grandmother, who lives over the road. Piece by piece, she is able to reconstruct events leading up to the factory’s closure, using old photos, advertising brochures, myths, language games, conversations with her grandmother and former female factory workers. These memories unfold through different storylines. The factory’s surroundings are explored through a poetic film style, and the history of the nunnery next to the factory is also revealed. This sensitive film is a reflection on the invisible and the forgotten, revolving around women and the changing body.