This utterly unbelievable and totally unauthorized
account of a Guantanamo prisoner set
to be extradited from the US to Switzerland is
truly the kind of filmmaking that will make you
stop, turn your head, and say “whoa.” Bringing
the innermost workings of international politics
to center stage are two anonymous student
filmmakers who follow Caroline Gautier, Chief
of Staff of the Security Department in Geneva,
as she prepares to welcome a soon-to-be-released
detainee and offer him a brand new life.
But, wouldn’t you know it, the events surrounding
this momentous occasion begin to unravel,
quickly and precipitously. Political protests,
strained diplomatic relations, anxious ambassadors,
and international misunderstandings force
Gautier—with cameras rolling—to decide how far
she’s willing to go to save her career and protect
the prisoner. Slyly political, highly subversive,
and wickedly funny, this cinematic experiment in
docufiction makes a piercing point about human
rights.
Scheduled to Appear via Skype: Directors
Yacine Brahem and Dario Cerruti.
