RO

2010

89 min

Finished

The Corlat Valley

Valea Corlatului

Directing: Stephane Lucon

Synopsis

A car moves along an uneven country lane lined by the ghostly silhouettes of almost 200 houses, passing by a shop and then a church, and reaches a tiny wooden bridge which spans a narrow body of water, the river Corlat, the “frontier” between two Romanian counties. This village does not feature on any map, it’s a village with no name that is being denied the right to its own identity. Because most of the inhabitants are Roma, it is known as “Tziganie” (Gypsyland). In fact, it's just a place without electricity and water supply with 700 people officially registered, other 200 people without any official address, and many children without hope of ever receiving an identity card. However the authorities are trying to solve Corlat Valley problem.
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