Film

Les verdines d'Antoine

2015 · 18m · Animation · Documentary

Taking as its starting point his "verdine" (caravan in the language of travellers), the animated documentary film portrays Antoine Wiertz, a member of the Traveller community. Now retired, he makes wooden caravans like the ones he spent his childhood in. He tells us about life on the road with his large family, the death of his father when he was fourteen and the need to provide for his family, his marriage and the birth of his children. As the nomadic life became less and less compatible with modern society, Antoine gradually settled down, not without regret; he currently lives in a house in the Belgian countryside but keeps trailers and a caravan to go back on the road whenever possible.

• David NelissenWriter
• Delphine HermansWriter
• Jean-Luc SlockProducer

Release date

January 2, 2015

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

18m

Genres

Animation, Documentary