Voile noire

Titre original : Velo negro
Documentaire
    Réalisé par Arjanne Laan • Écrit par Arjanne Laan
    Pays-Bas • 1995 • 72 minutes • 35 mm • Couleur
  • N° ISAN :
    non renseigné
Résumé

À la frontière américano-mexicaine, des patrouilles traquent les clandestins qui tentent de rejoindre les États-Unis. Pourtant, le bonheur ne réside pas forcément de l'autre côté du fleuve : Franco vit à New York et s'y plaît, mais sa femme ne s'habitue pas et ne rêve que de rentrer au pays. Antonio a fait demi-tour avant même de toucher au but, le besoin d'un foyer étant plus fort que le désir de partir...

Velo negro is a documentary about three people who left their Mexican mountain villages to seek success in the United States. Franco is having a good time in New York. However, his wife Micaela cannot take root and dreams of returning to her homeland. Antonio also realizes that his dream is not in the promised land, but at home with his family. He goes back before even crossing the border.
Velo negro shows that the desire to have a home is just as strong as the dream of leaving. The bus from the Mexican village keeps taking young people away. The elderly stay behind. As their mountain village gets increasingly quiet, people are born to leave and return to die. Here the choice has become impossible. Neither staying, nor leaving can bring happiness.

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