Monarques

An odyssey between heaven and earth, where the paths of men and butterflies intersect, driven by hope, survival and the fragile beauty of the living world.

Through two intertwined odysseys, Emmanuel Meirieu plunges us into a poignant tale. On the one hand, the true story of a Canadian paraglider who followed the migration of monarch butterflies, covering 5,000 kilometers to denounce their disappearance. On the other, the brutal journey of migrants clinging to the roofs of La Bestia, a freight train crossing from Mexico to the USA. Two journeys, two struggles, one symbol.

Following on from Les Naufragés and Dark was the night, Emmanuel Meirieu erects a new monument to all those whom History never tells. With its impressive scenography, as Emmanuel Meirieu is so fond of, Monarques is a moving ode to human beings. An ode to millions of butterflies, an ode to the extreme fragility of living things and to our enchantments.

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