
MEET THE BARBARIANS
Director: Julie Delpy
Feature film | France | 2024
102 min | Dolby 5.1
58th Hof International Film Festival
2024
All is well in Paimpont, Brittany, where harmony reigns among the locals. There’s Joëlle, the school teacher who’s inclined to lecture people; Anne, who owns a convenience store and likes a good aperitif; Hervé, a plumber from Alsace who’s even more Breton than the locals; and Johnny, the local ranger and Johnny Hallyday fan.
In a show of solidarity, the town enthusiastically votes to host some Ukrainian refugees. But the refugees, it turns out, aren’t so Ukrainian after all. They’re Syrian! And some of the folks in this charming little town aren’t very pleased with having them for neighbors. So, when all is said and done, who are the barbarians?
With India Hair, Jean-Charles Clichet, Julie Delpy, Laurent Lafitte, Sandrine Kiberlain, Ziad Bakri
Screenplay Julie Delpy, Matthieu Rumani, Cinematography George Lechaptois, Editing Camille Delprat, Production design Quentin Millot, Music Philippe Jakko, Production Michael Gentile