Elio, in his thirties, works as an educator in a social café. Today, he has only one goal: to find Cédric, a drug user he is accompanying, and get him to testify against a drug dealer so that he can avoid going back to prison. As the day progresses, Elio transgresses the rules and ethics of his profession. Does this obsession conceal a quest for his own identity, a struggle with his past?Elio, la trentaine, est éducateur dans un café social. Aujourd’hui, il n’a qu’un but: trouver Cédric, un consommateur qu’il accompagne, pour le faire témoigner contre un dealer et ainsi lui faire éviter de retourner en prison. Au fur et à mesure de la journée, Elio transgresse les règles et la déontologie de son métier. Cette obsession ne cache-t’elle pas une quête vers sa propre identité, une lutte avec son passé?
Marylène Andrin-Grotz was a stage manager and production assistant for fifteen years in the film industry. She is now a specialist educator and author. Raccrocher is her third short film
