Le Mois du doc 2026 : Un village en résistance

As part of Mois du doc 2026 and the theme Contre-courant, bibliothèque Buffon invites you to the screening of the documentary film Un village en résistance (France/Italy, 2023, 75 mn) directed by Shu Aiello and Catherine Catella.

For 20 years, the small depopulated village of Riace in Calabria (Italy) made welcoming migrants its future. But the populists coming to power, led by Matteo Salvini, made Riace their target. Steered by political forces, Italian justice began prosecuting the village mayor, Domenico Lucano, victim of an unfair, pathetic, and often grotesque harassment.

In his descent into hell, Lucano is nevertheless never truly alone. On the contrary, he is increasingly surrounded. His fate is at stake, but his struggle is carried by civil society. The thread of resistance never breaks: it is present wherever the ideals of tolerance and inclusion survive against all odds; it is embodied in testimonies gathered here and there, from residents, activists, and citizens whom the film portrays in genuine moments of listening that, far from the incendiary fury of propagandist speeches, elevate the debate and often bring it back to what is essential.

In the presence of director Shu Aiello (subject to confirmation)

Saturday 7 November 2026 at 15h, library auditorium, free admission

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