Conference of the Circle of Travelers: "The Mekong"

Salle du Cinéma Sainte-Barbe, 16, rue Yan'Dargent

Roscoff, cycle of cine-docs, travelogue Circle of Travelers: "The Mekong", in the presence of the director. From Tibet to the delta, the Mekong flows for 4350 km and crosses six countries. From China to Laos, from Cambodia to Vietnam, the film traces twenty years of evolution of the cities and peoples living on its banks: Tibetan saline flats, Xishuangbanna, Luang Prabang, Angkor, Phnom Penh, dragon boat race, the house of Marguerite Duras's lover, Ho Chi Minh at Christmas… Between immutable traditions, modernization and the memory of explorers Mouhot, Pavie, Garnier and Doudart de Lagré…