STEPHANE REMAEL

In the Caucasus mountains near the russian border, one woman in three is abducted. The majority prefer to marry their abductors to avoid tarnishing their families reputations and to avoid disputes between clans.

To overcome their isolation, these Nepalese men have discovered a means of communication which could be considered obsolete : the good old transitor radio. Over time, their owners have fabricated protective covers for their most precious source of information.

How to live when you are living outside the law and liable to be deported ?

Where to go when you no longer have a home ?

What is left when you have nothing ?
      

These portraits are part of a reflection on the new notion of free time, and on changes in French society at a time when working time is being reconsidered.