The Missing shelter

A film by Suzanne Chupin (52', 2001)

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Synopsis

In February 1999, I met Richard Maillot, about a year before his death. Together, we shoot images and he tells me about his story, Why was Richard living alone in a cabin by the water at four years old ? This question brings me back to the island of Reunion where Richard grew up in the 60s. At that time, the DASS set up a program to unclog its homes which will disrupt the lives of several hundred Reunionese children. With other siblings, Richard and his two sisters will be sent to Creuse. Here, they will be nicknamed "The Reunion Islanders of the Creuse".