Drowned in Oblivion

Drowned in Oblivion 2007 Directed by Pierre-Yves Vandeweerd Le cercle des noyés

Le Cercle des noyés is the name given in Mauritania to black political prisoners imprisoned from 1987 in the old colonial fortress of Oualata. This film touches on the fragile process of unveiling memories by one of these former prisoners who remembers his story and that of his companions. In a visual echo, the places of their confinement come one after another denuded from any traces of that past.

Country France

Production Countries Belgium , France

Language French

Spoken Languages French , Fulah

Gnere Documentary

Production Companies CBA , Cobra Films , Zeugma Films , Gsara A.s.b.l. , Images Plus , Les Ateliers du Laziri

Release Date 10 April 2007

71 mins