
Synopsis
Through a poignant reconstruction of police violence that has occurred in France in recent years, Constrain shows the expression of state violence against individuals. A disturbing staging, combining a green background and 3D sets, tells an unprecedented way of these acts of repression, based on persecuted and humiliated bodies. - Alice Riva
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