Antoine, Rose-Marie, Jean-Baptiste and Suzanne were only children when, on the night of January 24, 1943, policemen came knocking on their doors in the Saint-Jean, Marseilles’ old neighbourhood. They were evacuated along with 20,000 inhabitants of this working class neighbourhood. 12,000 were taken to a camp, 800 were deported. The neighbourhood was completely destroyed by the Nazis. 80 years later, Pascal Luongo, a lawyer and grandson of one of the survivors, breaks the silence on these almost unknown facts, which tragically signed the story of the beating heart of Marseille.

A film by Fabio Lucchini
Written par Fabio Lucchini
Produced by Fabio Lucchini, Leslie Guimbault, Davide Morandini
Editing Davide Morandini, Sylvain Prouteau
Camera Fabio Lucchini, Davide Morandini
Sound Mikael Roche
Music Celia Picciocchi, Jacky Le Menn

Produced by Khora Film, Les Films Grain de Sable, France Télévisions
With the support of Collectivité de Corse, Région SUD, CNC, PROCIREP/ANGOA

Length 52’ and web-series 7×7’

© 2023 Khora Film / Les Films Grain de Sable / France Télévisions