Étranges étrangers

Marcel Trillat traveled to the slums of Aubervilliers and Nanterre to meet immigrants of Portuguese and African origin Composed of images taken on the spot and testimonies this film forcefully denounces the policy then followed by France in terms of immigration On the night of December 31 1969 to January 1 1970 five black workers died of asphyxiation in a home in Aubervilliers In the post68 context this drama will experience national repercussions both politically and in the media Marcel Trillat and Frédéric Variot then produced Étranges Étrangers a documentary that candidly shows the slums and hovels of Aubervilliers and SaintDenis