Renaud Cohen
2015 - 53 min - HD - Couleur - France
In the past few years, Chinese immigrants have been buying bar-tobacco shops in Paris and the suburbs propelling them in the heart of French culture and habits. I chose to film "Le Balto", a family owned Parisian bar-tobacco shop where Lin and Alban have developed close relationships with their clients from all over the world.
This film draws a portrait of the regular clients of the bar and offers the viewer a discovery of the often funny and sometimes ironic gaze of the French society seen through the eyes of the Chinese couple.
Author-Director : Renaud Cohen
Photography : Hervé Cohen
Sound : Renaud Cohen
Editing : Catherine Vilpoux
Original Music : Yan Volsy
Delegate Producer : Enfin Bref Production
Co-producer : Bagan Films
Co-producer : Les Films de la brosse
Broadcasting Co-producer : Vosges Télévision Images Plus
Contribution : CNC. COSIP, Procirep, Angoa-Agicoa, ACSE (Agence nationale pour la cohésion sociale et l'égalité des chances)