38th edition
17-25 january 2026

L'Usine retrouvée

Félix Besson

Next sessions

Fri 29/08
14h00
Les 400 Coups - 5
Presented and followed by a meeting with the director
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France
2025 Documentaire 52 min

In 2019, the ArjoWiggins paper mill at Bessé-sur-Braye in the Sarthe region of France is to go into receivership. 700 jobs will disappear in this rural community of 2,000 inhabitants. This film tells the story of the life, death and rebirth of a rural industry in the ManiKheir factory, a metamorphosis that brings both hope and uncertainty.

Production: Bacbuc Films / France Télévisions

The Premiers Plans Festival is joining forces with Ici Pays de la Loire to screen a documentary film made in the region and supported by Ici Pays de la Loire. The film is part of France 3's regional network programme, La France en vrai, which deals with a range of social issues and provides an opportunity to broadcast stories that are written and told as close to home as possible.