Gilles Laurent
La Terre abandonnée
残されし大地
Nippon Visions ½
The town of Tomioka was evacuated after the meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in 2011. Naoto MATSUMURA was the only one who refused to leave, and by now, other former inhabitants revisit their houses regularly, preparing to move back to their hometown as soon as possible. Their hopes may seem irrational, but Gilles Laurent’s impressive documentary focuses on their steadfast will to survive.
残されし大地
Nokosareshi daichi
Belgium 2016
73 minutes
Director
Gilles Laurent
Cinematography
Laurent Fénart
Production
Centre Vidéo de Bruxelles
World sales
Centre Vidéo de Bruxelles
About Gilles Laurent
Gilles Laurent was born in Bouillon, Belgium, in 1969. He studied at the Institut national supérieur des arts du spectacle et des techniques de diffusion (INSAS) in Brussels and worked as a sound engineer for numerous documentary and feature film productions. Shortly before finishing his first film as a director, LA TERRE ABANDONNÉE, he died in the terror attacks in Brussels on March 22, 2016.