Matthieu Bareyre

In the months following the terrorist attacks in Paris, the youth have seized the nights, looking for a sense of belonging in a world they have ceased to understand. Seeking to change the rules, led by new faces, driven by their values and ideals, they open a new dialogue, challenge the state and are getting ready for a new kind of revolution.

A hypnotic plunge into the evening horse-racing events at Vincennes. The highly charged energy of the young punters pervades everything in what is now a deserted venue.

Rose, 29 years of age, has one goal: leaving France and “going back to Noirie” [Blackland]. When Matthieu Bareyre, one of her closest friends, read her diary and offered to make it into a movie, she was given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to deal with some old demons of hers.