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WILD WOMEN

In the isolation of a hermitage, a sensorial and existential journey of a young filmmaker guided by the words of women who have dedicated their lives

to various forms of spirituality.

A film by Cécile Mavet

Documentary · 90'
Languages · French, English,Turkish 

SYNOPSIS​

As winter dawns, a filmmaker sets on a six-month retreat in a hermit’s hut in the middle of a forest, cut off from the world and its means of communication. Guided by the words of four women she has filmed previously and who have all dedicated their lives to various forms of spirituality, she embarks on a mysterious inner adventure, on the borders of solitude and nature. A journey that invites us to connect ourselves to the world in a whole new way.

Production · DÉRIVES
Coproduction · TROIS GUINÉES, MIRAGE, CBA - Centre Audiovisuel à Bruxelles, Atelier GRAPHOUI. Supported by Centre du cinéma de l'audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF), Solidarité Cistercienne, RTC Télé Liège and Tax Shelter

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" Following the footsteps of four initiators, each with a unique journey and anchored like master trees in a living spirituality which finds its sap in their presence in the world, Mavet invites us to follow her on this less traveled path: the one that underlies the bark of reality and leads to the vibrant heart of being. "

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Anne-Marie ESTEBAN

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" This film is a real gem. Soft, genuine, delicate, smooth and full of finesse "

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Giovanna B.

 

" Thank you for this stirring film. I felt I was returning home to this intimate place where I'm totally present to the world. Amazed."

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Nicolas D. 

 

" Thank you, Cecile, for this intimate and powerful sharing. Your images are incredible revealers of inner life"

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Joëlle L.

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Your film is like a little flame.

I hope it will awaken many more."

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Alexandra S.

TRAILER

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"If you don't go into the woods, nothing will ever happen

If you don’t go into the woods, your life will never begin".

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Women Who Run With the Wolves,  Clarissa PINKOLA ESTÈS

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This movie doesn't show, it IS.

Words fail to express an inner experience that is so strong, so alive and so true."

 

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Alix G.

CONTACT 

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