Film·2017

The Debaters

Documentary

Fatou, Zouhoudi, Assia, Gabriel...are 14 years old. The school they're attending is nested in the project of the suburbs of Paris. They've decided to form a debate club where they can discuss about what matters most to them: gender equality, immigration, voting. We're filming them during a year, in this democratic forum of their own making, from their timid beginnings to the final debate at the National Assembly. They discover freedom of conscience and freedom of speech. Here, everything's in play: their own identities, their nascent opinions, how they fit in the world and why they want to be heard.

Directed by Julie Chauvin

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Cast

12 credited

Ana Raquel
Ana Raquel
Assia
Assia
Cylvio
Cylvio
Elodie
Elodie
Fanta
Fanta
Fatou
Fatou
Gabriel
Gabriel
Idris
Idris
Kenny-Dan
Kenny-Dan
Marine
Marine
Marley
Marley
Meryam
Meryam

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