Rue de l'abondance

A documentary shot in a Turkish quarter, somewhere in Brussels, from a universal viewpoint. I've lived in a mixed neighbourhood in Brussels for almost a decade now. Over the years, I've realised that, for my neighbours, my family and I will soon be the last Belgians, or at least, the last of the old style Belgians... Among our neighbours, there is Mithat, the chemist, Madame Nobels, the neighbour across the street, Mehmet, who lays and refinishes wood floors, and Fadime, who has just landed a serious job as a translator. And Belkis, she is going to be a singer. There is Mulys : he is the bête noire of his family because he is still a student. And then there is Osman, who is trying to help me discover the benefits of sport. There is also Nail and Senol, who are trying to teach me a few rudiments of Turkish. For a year, I "encountered" them in the neighbourhood.

Keywords

  • Belgium
  • Escape to the 90's

Director

  • Marie-Hélène Massin

Documentary

54min

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FR

Belgium
1995
A documentary shot in a Turkish quarter, somewhere in Brussels, from a universal viewpoint. I've lived in a mixed neighbourhood in Brussels for almost a decade now. Over the years, I've realised that, for my neighbours, my family and I will soon be the last Belgians, or at least, the last of the old style Belgians... Among our neighbours, there is Mithat, the chemist, Madame Nobels, the neighbour across the street, Mehmet, who lays and refinishes wood floors, and Fadime, who has just landed a serious job as a translator. And Belkis, she is going to be a singer. There is Mulys : he is the bête noire of his family because he is still a student. And then there is Osman, who is trying to help me discover the benefits of sport. There is also Nail and Senol, who are trying to teach me a few rudiments of Turkish. For a year, I "encountered" them in the neighbourhood.

A documentary shot in a Turkish quarter, somewhere in Brussels, from a universal viewpoint. I've lived in a mixed neighbourhood in Brussels for almost a decade now. Over the years, I've realised that, for my neighbours, my family and I will soon be the last Belgians, or at least, the last of the old style Belgians... Among our neighbours, there is Mithat, the chemist, Madame Nobels, the neighbour across the street, Mehmet, who lays and refinishes wood floors, and Fadime, who has just landed a serious job as a translator. And Belkis, she is going to be a singer. There is Mulys : he is the bête noire of his family because he is still a student. And then there is Osman, who is trying to help me discover the benefits of sport. There is also Nail and Senol, who are trying to teach me a few rudiments of Turkish. For a year, I "encountered" them in the neighbourhood.


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