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Vers Madrid - The Burning Bright (2014)

Vers Madrid - The Burning Bright poster
Original title
Vers Madrid! (The Burning Bright)
Directed by
Sylvain George
Genre
documentary film
Country
France
Runtime
2h 30m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
5.1 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

It is an experimental documentary shot in Madrid over several years. It shows everyday life and political unrest through disjointed, poetic images.

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What happens

Vers Madrid - The burning bright, sous-titré Un film d'in/actualités, est un documentaire expérimental français réalisé par Sylvain George entre 2011 et 2014, et sorti en 2014. Il forme une sorte de triptyque avec les films L'Impossible - Pages arrachées réalisé en 2009 et Paris est une fête - Un film en 18 vagues réalisé en 2017. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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