The case of a Chinese political prisoner released after seventeen years of captivity haunts a Canadian woman, who reviews her own life based on this story, questioning the meaning of sacrifice and engagement.
What is the good of revolt? What sense is there in sacrifice? Is risking one’s life to tell the truth necessary or is it nothing more than an exercise in naivety? These are some of the questions that Madeleine, a Canadian woman begins to ask herself after reading the newspaper story of Yu Dongyue, Lu Decheng and Yu Zhijian, three young people, aged scarcely over twenty, who were arrested during demonstrations in 1989 for throwing paint-filled eggs at the giant portrait of Mao Zedong which presides over Tiananmen Square in Beijing. Obsessed by the story of these three young people, and in particular with the case of Yu Dongyue, Madeleine begins to write a letter to him, one that she can never finish to her satisfaction, whilst re-examining her own life and sharing her thoughts with Lin, a Chinese girl she is helping to prepare for a French exam, and Jérémie, a neighbour who is resigned to accepting the fatality of his life and who believes that revolt is useless. History with a capital “H” blend with the personal stories of people who face life in different ways in a text that invites us to throw off our apathy and indifference to the world around us.
Autoria: Carole Fréchette; Traducció: Elisabet Ràfols; Direcció: Imma Colomer; Intèrprets: Pep Ferrer, Fina Rius, Mar Ulldemolins; Escenografia: Max Glaenzel; Ajudant d'escenografia: Josep Iglesias; Il·luminació: Kiko Planas; Vídeo: Joan Rodón; Vestuari: Antonio Belart; Ajudant de direcció: Aina Tur; Ajudant de vestuari: Carlota Ricart ; Producció executiva: Anna Rius; Alumne en pràctiques: Alberto Rizzo; Fotografia: David Ruano;
