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Josep

Josep

Animation · Drama · History · 2020

February 1939. Overwhelmed by the flood of Republicans fleeing Franco's dictatorship, the French government's solution consists in confining the Spanish refugees in concentration camps where they have no other choice than to build their own shelters, feed off the horses which have carried them out of their country, and die by the hundred for lack of hygiene and water... In one of these camps, two men, separated by barbwire, will become friends. One is a guard the other is Josep Bartoli (Barcelona 1910 - New York 1995), a cartoonist who fights against the Franco regime.

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Josep

2020 Animation · Drama · History 1h 14m

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7.5 / 10

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February 1939. Overwhelmed by the flood of Republicans fleeing Franco's dictatorship, the French government's solution consists in confining the Spanish refugees in concentration camps where they have no other choice than to build their own shelters, feed off the horses which have carried them out of their country, and die by the hundred for lack of hygiene and water... In one of these camps, two men, separated by barbwire, will become friends. One is a guard the other is Josep Bartoli (Barcelona 1910 - New York 1995), a cartoonist who fights against the Franco regime.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Aurel

Written by

Jean-Louis Milesi

Sergi López

Sergi López

Josep Bartoli (voice)

Alba Pujol

Alba Pujol

Micaela / Enriqueta (voice)

Sílvia Pérez Cruz

Sílvia Pérez Cruz

Bertillia / Frida Kahlo (voice)

Valérie Lemercier

Valérie Lemercier

La Mère de Valentin (voice)

Gérard Hernandez

Gérard Hernandez

Grand-père Serge (voice)

David Marsais

David Marsais

Valentin (voice)

Bruno Solo

Bruno Solo

Serge (voice)

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Put Josep on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.