Neuf Tours

A special key has to be turned nine times to deactivate a PNM2 landmine. This rotation requires total concentration because all it takes is the slightest mistake to cause an explosion. Director Olivier Zabat approaches the explosive theme of his remarkable film essay with a similar intensity. Nine short stories about things that at first glance seem different, such as Thai boxing, landmines, fishing, the discovery of a new beast of prey and an eye injury, are all linked by the fundamental experience of a person exposed to violence in its various forms. The individual slices of reality resonate within themselves and merge with each other like an elaborate jigsaw, in which each part is crucial. Nine Turns is a film that lies on the boundary between cinematic experimentation and careful social research. It was created by using images from some of the director' s previous films.