La raison du plus fort

Instead of fighting poverty we fight the poor Europe its chic neighborhoods and its suburban highrise hovels where zero tolerance is increasingly the order of the day A prison is built when a factory shuts down The poor in general and young people from an immigrant background in particular are the focus of many fears Passing to the other side of the mirror and breaking away from clichés the film shows the humanity of these people in the street a prison a courtroom or a city cellar with their emotions desires fears and despair Far from an image of European democracy where everyone has an equal chance the film calling to witness France and Belgium offers a critical and moving glimpse of a society that is sometimes horrific and brutal our own What a strange period Just where are we heading Have we lost our minds