Imago

2025 | B/N | 109:00

Déni Oumar Pitsaev is given a plot of land in Pankissi, Georgia, a valley at the foot of the Caucasus, right on the border with Chechnya, where he was born. In exile, he plans to build a house on this site inhabited by descendants of his Chechen clan. But how could he possibly live in such a place?

Country: Francia, Bélgica, Georgia
Direction: Pitsaev; Déni Oumar
Script: Pitsaev; Déni Oumar, Trichet; Mathilde
Production: Mélot; Alexandra, Guégan; Anne-Laure, Sprimont; Géraldine
Photography: Verdet; Sylvain, Philippe; Joachim
Sound: Paulus; Marie, Rigaut; André, Squire; Joseph, Clerc-Denizot; Hélène, De Boissieu; Emmanuel
Cast:Pitsaev; Déni Oumar
Participation year at FICM: 2025

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