Viviane Thill

"DE LAMPERTSBIERG is a documentary series about Limpertsberg, a district of the city of Luxembourg. It was researched and directed by Joy Hoffmann, with the support of the "Amis de l'histoire du Limpertsberg". The film is produced by the "Centre national de l'audiovisuel" (CNA). The film is presented as a series of six episodes, each lasting approximately 35 minutes. The film is based on interviews with local personalities, archive footage from the CNA and RTL, newly shot footage as well as photos and documents from Luxembourg archives and private collections. "De Lampertsbierg" is a personal look at the neighbourhood by the director who has spent his whole life there. The series describes specific aspects of the district, but also reflects 150 years of history of the city of Luxembourg, if not the whole country.

October 1962, the height of the Cuban missile crisis… Norbi, 12, lives in a small industrial town typical of southern Luxembourg. His father, very authoritarian, owns a bookstore-stationery that also serves as a store for religious items. That year, Norbi will be confronted with mysteries about sexuality, religion and war. Norbi will discover a new world, for him, it's time to show that he is no longer a child. Will Norbi obey?

In February 1945, Jules Ternes returns to Luxembourg. To escape conscription, he fled the country and joined the resistance movement in France. Back in his hometown, Jules hopes to find peace of mind and put the war behind him. But he returns to a country devastated by the Battle of the Bulge and deeply divided from four years of occupation. His sister Mathilde is now engaged to Armand, the leader of the local resistance and his girlfriend Leonie has another man in her life. Jules nevertheless resumes a relationship with her and accepts a post as an auxiliary policeman. When Leonie is assassinated along with the German farmers she works for, the life Jules was struggling to rebuild collapses. The ensuing investigation will reveal grey areas of the Occupation along with the efforts made in high places to cover them up.