Une part du ciel

Claudine works in a factory. Like she is in jail. Joanna is in jail. Because of the factory. Two women come into themselves by rejecting a disembodied world.

Presented at Cannes in 2002 in official selection, A PIECE OF SKY is a militant, uncompromising film that advocates refusal of oppression and the right to dignity. Both in a factory and in jail. With this film, Bénédicte Liénard creates a work that is both raw and incisive. It exposes the cracks in a dehumanized system. The film is also an overwhelmingly real portrait of women, carried by non-professional actors who are real prisoners and by a radiant Séverine Caneele, who confirms the acting talent already crowned with the best actress award at Cannes for Bruno Dumont's HUMANITY. As a bonus, we include the poignant documentary “Têtes aux murs” (Heads Against the Walls) by the same director, which follows two delinquent teenagers held in a detention center over a two-year period.