Silent Rebellion
À bras-le-corps
Marie-Elsa Sgualdo
15-year-old Emma-pregnant after a rape-defies her repressive rural Protestant community to carve a path of self-determination, transforming trauma into a catalyst for emancipation while confronting the moral hypocrisy of the village and the spectre of World War II around her.
Cast : Lila Gueneau, Grégoire Colin, Thomas Doret, Aurélia Petit
Scenario : Nadine Lamari, Marie-Elsa Sgualdo
Cinematography : Benoît Dervaux
Sound : Xavier Lavorel
Editing : Karin Sudan
Music : Nicolas Rabæus
Scenario : Nadine Lamari, Marie-Elsa Sgualdo
Cinematography : Benoît Dervaux
Sound : Xavier Lavorel
Editing : Karin Sudan
Music : Nicolas Rabæus
Production : Box Productions, Hélicotronc, Offshore
Distribution : Wayna Pitch
International sales : Salaud Morisset
Distribution : Wayna Pitch
International sales : Salaud Morisset
© Box Productions, Pénélope Henriod
Born in 1986 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, Marie-Elsa Sgualdo studied at the Geneva Haute École d’Art et de Design before entering INSAS in Brussels. She has made several short films, including On the Beach (2012), selected for Premiers Plans, and Man Kann (2013). She is co-founder of the Terrain Vague collective. À bras-le-corps (2025) is her first feature film.