France

An astonishing tour of France, in which Philippe Gougler, our guide, invites us to meet charismatic, offbeat, surprising and happy characters!

WAR TREASURE HUNTER
Jean-Paul lives in Lorraine, near an old battlefield now cultivated by the region’s farmers. Every day of his life, he walks the fields in search of war treasures, heartbreaking memories of the First World War. Upset by what he finds, Jean-Paul has created a museum. Today, he has more than 60,000 objects with which he reconstructs the daily lives of soldiers.

THE TROOP OF STEVEDORES
Jean-Baptiste, Christine, Vivien and Léo spend their lives on the roads of France and in the forest with their horses and caravans. Together, they form a joyful and supportive group, driven by the same passion. They are stevedores, a rare, physical and sometimes dangerous profession, and their milking horses are their best allies in doing what no tractor could do. Guided by Christine’s voice during the manoeuvre, on difficult to access terrain in the countryside, they tow several tons of tree trunks a day.

MARIO AND THE SUPERMAN RATS
Mario is a self-taught person. He makes strange sculptures with stuffed animals: superman rats, dancing mice in a music box, mice painting the Mona Lisa, animatronics, giant werewolves…