Spartiates
Spartans
Switzerland / France, November 2014
FILM,
Documentary,
80 min.
- directed by
- Nicolas Wadimoff
- Written by
- Nicolas Wadimoff
- Status
- In distribution
Yvan Sorel runs a MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) club in Marseille's “Quartier nord”, a district of the city mainly known in the media for its drug trafficking, gang shootings and kalashnikovs. Day after day, all on his own, with no support from the state, which gave up on this area a long time ago, he fights to keep the children and teenagers on the right path. A film about violence, education, moral values, faith and dignity.
credits
- World Premiere
- November 2014
- Original Version
- French, colour, DCP, 80 min.
- ISAN
- 0000-0003-DEEC-0000-S-0000-0000-R
- Production
- Akka Films, Alegria Productions, SRG SSR
- Producer
- Nicolas Wadimoff, Jean Golinelli
- directed by
- Nicolas Wadimoff
- Written by
- Nicolas Wadimoff
- Cinematography
- Joseph Areddy
- Editing
- Jean-Daniel Schneider
- Sound Editing
- Carlos Ibañez Diaz
- Location Sound Mix
- Carlos Ibañez Diaz
World Sales / World Rights
- World Sales
- The Party Film Sales
Worldwide Distribution
- Canada
- Filmbuff Distribution
- Switzerland
-
Filmcoopi Zürich AG
Distribution
Release date: 22.04.2015
Awards
(a selection)
- Genève, FIFDH Festival International du film sur les droits humains, Prix du Jury du Centre de Detention de la Clairiere 2016 (Winner)
- Palm Springs, American Documentary Film Festival, Amdocs 2015 John Drew Verite Award 2015 (Winner)
- Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage, Prix de Soleure 2015 (Winner)
- Plein Les Yeux - Frans Film Festival, Prix du meilleur film francophone 2015 (Winner)
- Skopje, MakeDox, Special Mention of the Jury 2015 (Winner)
- Abidjan, Trophées Francophones du Cinéma, Trophée francophone du court métrage documentaire 2015 (Nomination)
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Montevideo, 40° Festival Cinematográfico internacional del Uruguay
13.04.2022 - 24.04.2022 -
Genève, 14e Festival International du film sur les droits humains
04.03.2016 - 13.03.2016 -
Tbilisi, 16th Tbilisi International Film Festival
30.11.2015 - 06.12.2015 -
32. Französische Filmtage Tübingen
04.11.2015 - 11.11.2015 -
Marseille, 37e Festival international du cinéma méditerranéen de Montpellier
24.10.2015 - 31.10.2015 -
14th Dokufest International Documentary and Short Film Festival Prizren
08.08.2015 - 16.08.2015 -
Skopje, 6th MakeDox Creative Documentary Film Festival Skopje
20.06.2015 - 26.06.2015 -
1er PLEIN LES YEUX - Frans Film Festival
03.06.2015 - 07.06.2015 -
18th DocsBarcelona International Documentary Film Festival
25.05.2015 - 31.05.2015 -
Agadir, 7e Festival international du documentaire à Agadir
04.05.2015 - 09.05.2015
-
Nyon, 21e Visions du Réel Festival international de cinéma Nyon
17.04.2015 - 25.04.2015 -
Buenos Aires, 17° Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente
15.04.2015 - 25.04.2015 -
Madison, Wisconsin Film Festival
09.04.2015 - 16.04.2015 -
Palm Springs, 4th American Documentary Film Festival
26.03.2015 - 30.03.2015 -
Solothurn, 50. Solothurner Filmtage
22.01.2015 - 29.01.2015 -
Montreal, 17e RIDM Rencontres internationales du documentaire Montréal
12.11.2014 - 23.11.2014