Josep

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Josep

2020,

1h 14m,

Drama/

History/

Animation/

Biography

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During the Spanish civil war, Republican fighters fleeing Franco's dictatorship are imprisoned in concentration camps once they arrive in France. Forced to live in appalling conditions, these refugees barely have access to hygiene, water, and food. Josep tells the story of how Josep Bartolí, an artist born in Barcelona, and Serge, a sympathetic French camp guard, become friends after Serge slips him some paper to use for his art.

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Nicolas Rapold

New York Times

Mar 15, 2022

[A] timely tribute from one cartoonist to another.

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Alissa Simon

Variety

Oct 23, 2021

The strong subject matter as well as the eponymous subject's storied life makes one wish for a longer running time than 72 minutes.

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Cath Clarke

Guardian

Jan 25, 2021

4/5

It's a delicate, thoughtful film, moving and real.

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

Mar 15, 2022

Drawn in a simple but evocative graphic-novel style, this is not an aesthetically dazzling animated feature, but its unshowy nature underlines the considerable emotional power of the story.

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Laura Clifford

Reeling Reviews

Mar 9, 2022

B+

cartoonist Aurel directs the film in a number of distinct styles, his own modern, colorful approach used for the storyteller, Bartolis own work animated in flashback

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Rubén Rosario

MiamiArtZine

May 3, 2021

If you only have time to watch one film during this year's festival, this touching, exquisitely rendered tribute from one artist to another makes a persuasive case for that coveted spot.

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Synopsis

During the Spanish civil war, Republican fighters fleeing Franco's dictatorship are imprisoned in concentration camps once they arrive in France. Forced to live in appalling conditions, these refugees barely have access to hygiene, water, and food. Josep tells the story of how Josep Bartolí, an artist born in Barcelona, and Serge, a sympathetic French camp guard, become friends after Serge slips him some paper to use for his art.

Director: Aurel, Aurélien Froment
Producer: Serge Lalou, Jordi B. Oliva
Screenwriter: Jean-Louis Milesi
Production Co: Upside Films, In Efecto , Lunanime, Les Films du Poisson Rouge, Tchack, Les Films d'ici, Promenons-Nous Dans Les Bois, France 3 Cinéma, Les Films d'ici Méditerranée, Les Fées Spéciales, Belga Productions
Genre: Drama, History, Animation, Biography
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 15, 2022
Runtime: 1h 14m
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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