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XV Festival Internacional de Cine Documental
Sauf le passé
Except the Past
Sanaz Azari
Belgium
69
Spanish Premiere
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Synopsis
The Africa Museum in Tervuren was established in the early 20th century under the reign of Leopold II, the Belgian monarch known for his brutal colonisation of the Congo. For decades, the museum was accused of using its collections to cover up the violence perpetrated by the Belgian state. Can a museum implement reparations policies? Sanaz Azari’s camera follows the staff and visitors of the newly renovated museum in search of an answer. (PC)
Festivals
2025 - BAFF - Belgium -
2025 - Traces de vie - France -
2026 - Docville - Belgium -
Director biography
Sanaz Azari
Sanaz Azari was born in Isfahan (Iran) in 1981. She grew up and lives in Brussels where, after studying photography, she went on to study set design at the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Visuels de La Cambre. At the same time as her studies, she took intensive drama classes for three years using the Stanislavski method. In 2010 she wrote and directed her first documentary, Salaam Isfahan, followed by I comme Iran and Backstage action (original title: Faites sortir les figurants).
Images gallery
Sessions
May
Saturday 30
21:00 h
CINETECA. Sala Plató
Credits
Language
French, English, Dutch - Subtitles in english
Director
Sanaz Azari
Production
Iota Production
Cinematography
Vincent Pinckaers
Editing
Amir Borenstein
Sound
Bruno Schweisguth, Ludovic Van Pachterbeke
Music
Pierre Dozin, Sanar Azari
