‘Meet the Director: Julie Bertuccelli - Screening La Cour de Babel’

Bozar and Millenium Film Festival's guest of honour, Julie Bertuccelli, talks about her long career as a filmmaker spanning more than 30 years, between documentary and fiction. Interviewed by Paola Stévenne (director), she will answer questions that will give the audience a deeper understanding of her work, her inspirations and her aesthetics.
The conversation will be followed by the screening La Cour de Babel.

La Cour de Babel by Julie Bertuccelli
They have just arrived in France from countries including Ireland, Serbia, Brazil, Tunisia, China and Senegal. For a year, Julie Bertuccelli filmed the discussions, conflicts and joys of this group of students ranging in ages from 11 to 15, who come together in the same class to learn French. In this little theatre of the world, the innocence, energy and contradictions of these teenagers are expressed. Driven by the same desire to change their lives, they challenge many preconceived ideas about youth and integration and give us hope for the future...