As abducted and murdered children dominate the media, the victim has become an archetypal figure in contemporary society. This depoliticises debate, reducing issues to a confrontation between victim and aggressor

It has been difficult to start a debate in France on the conglomeration of publishing, newspapers and television. But the recent election of Nicholas Sarkozy has finally focused the attention of (...)

In my experience as a filmmaker, the subject of childhood is never detached from history and circumstance. The children in my films have always been the living expressions of a kind of revolt. (...)