GABIN, A YOUTH IN THE BACKLAND (WT)

GABIN, A YOUTH IN THE BACKLAND (WT) tells the story of a young boy growing up in a rural environment in Northern France. His life seems to be preordained. Like his brothers, Gabin is supposed to learn a meat-processing trade and then take over his father's butcher shop. But Gabin imagines his future differently.

GABIN is a family saga, a story of emancipation and at the same time a portrait of a disadvantaged region. The shooting of this feature documentary spans a decade.

AUTHOR, DIRECTOR Maxence Voiseux

PRODUCERS Elise Hug & Cécile Lestrade, Ulla Lehmann & Andrea Roggon, Palmyre Badinier & Pauline Gygax & Max Karli

PRODUCTION Alter Ego Production (Frankreich), AMA FILM (Deutschland), Rita Productions (Schweiz)

FUNDING  FFA/CNC Mini-Traité Franco-Allemand, MFG Filmförderung Baden- Württemberg, Pictanovo Région Hauts de France, BAK, Cinéforom, Eurimages.

Recipient of the SCAM « Brouillon d’un Rêve » grant; winner of the Moulin d'Andé scriptwriting residency; with scriptwriting support from the CNC, from Ciclic-Region Centre-Val de Loire and Pictanovo-Region Hauts-de-France; with the development support from the FFA/CNC Mini-Traité Franco-Allemand, from Ciclic-Region Centre-Val de Loire and Pictanovo-Region Hauts-de-France; with the feature film creation support from Procirep-Angoa

Participation at IDFAcademy program for emerging filmmakers 2018

Participation at EURODOC Producer’s Training Program 2020

Participation in the market/pitch of Visions du Réel (Nyon, Switzerland) 2023 -> Unifrance Pitch Award

BROADCASTER  SWR/Arte

WORLD SALES Lightdox

FORMAT HD

ENDFORMAT DCP

LENGTH 100min

LANGUAGE French with English/German subtitles