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Perdonami mama

Jean-Charles Hue
2004 France 8 min French

In his truck, Jo listens to traveller song: the story of a man who is in chtar (jail), and who invites a small sparrow to feed at his cell window. He also thinks about his mother who has done all she could to make her son into a good man… So, as his mother sees her son in jail, well, she wants to die.
This is a rare moment of intimacy and closeness to Jo, whose temperament is normally violent and volatile. It is also the pleasure of taking things easy and listening to a naïve romantic song that says a lot about the travellers. It is in these simple moments that people lay themselves bare… And, to boot, this film is perhaps the first gypsy karaoke.

Production :
Jean-Charles Hue
Photography :
Jean-Charles Hue
Sound :
Jean-Charles Hue
Editing :
Jean-Charles Hue
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