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Les Désancré·e·s
DRAME  |  13 MINUTES  |  2022

Quatre patients, quatre tatouages. Mais en les effaçant, ce sont les souvenirs enfouis qui refont surface.

Four patients, four tattoos. But as the ink fades, long-buried memories rise to the surface.
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Les Désancré·e·sLes Désancré·e·s
DRAME  |  13 MINUTES  |  2022

Quatre patients, quatre tatouages. Mais en les effaçant, ce sont les souvenirs enfouis qui refont surface.

Four patients, four tattoos. But as the ink fades, long-buried memories rise to the surface.

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  • Ancre vs Encre
  • Se sentir pousser des ailes
  • La fac
  • Se livrer
  • Délivrer
  • C'est du vent
  • Être douillet·te

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  • Si ça ne tenait qu'à moi
  • Ça rigole pas
  • Ne pas louper quelqu'un
  • L'avoir mauvaise
  • N'en faire qu'à sa tête
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Les Désancré·e·s
Synopsis (fr)
Ils viennent pour un détatouage. Mais dans le cabinet du Dr Lanscot, les histoires qu’ils pensaient effacer ressurgissent : un divorce, un deuil, une adolescence bouillonnante, un renoncement. Car si l’on peut retirer l’encre de la peau, peut-on pour autant tourner la page ? Les désancré.e.s est un huis clos intime et poignant, où chaque marque raconte bien plus qu’un dessin.
Synopsis (en)
They come to have a tattoo removed. But in Dr. Lanscot’s office, the stories they thought they’d erased resurface: a divorce, a loss, a rebellious youth, a surrender. Because even if ink can be lifted from the skin—can we truly turn the page? Les désancré.e.s is an intimate and poignant chamber piece, where every mark tells a story far deeper than the ink.
Director: Hélène Manescau, Laura Lambert; Screenplay; Laura Lambert, Hélène Manescau; Image: Laetitia de Montalembert; Sound: Valentin Lergès; Editing: Tomas Cali; Soundtrack: Louis Gall; Animation: Thomas Ducastel , Louise Viriot
Cast: Aurélie Garault, Armelle Gerbault, Christophe Grundmann, Sylvie Lachat, Olivier Renaty