In 1948, four wealthy Belgian families sold all their possessions and boarded large ships bound for the other hemisphere, as far as Patagonia. Gabriel de Halleux was one of the patriarchs of the adventure. One after the other, Gabriel's companions eventually leave this windy, hopeless backwater. Gabriel, on the other hand, remains here with his sister, his wife and his eldest daughter. Until his death in 1988. This abundant saga tells the story of the road, the road of the explorers of the land of the living, the road that led Gabriel not only to Patagonia, but far beyond: to himself.
A coproduction of Saga Film (Belgium), Gaïa Films (France), RTBF (Belgian television), Canal+, Kiadaradatsch (Belgium), Centre Bruxellois de l'Audiovisuel (CBA), Cinemaker Oy and Ylei (Finland). With the support of the Eurimages Fund of the Council of Europe, the Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Communauté française de Belgique, the National Lottery and the 16/9 Action Plan of the European Community.
Directed by Anne Lévy-Morelle
Cast: Marie-Antoinette de Halleux, Jeannine Raty, André Raty, Bernadette Blanc, Monique Ernst, Jacques de Halleux, Emmanuel de Halleux, Melinda de Halleux, Marie-Claude de Tervarent
Screenplay: Anne Lévy-Morelle
Music: Ivan Georgiev
Producer(s) : Thierry de Coster
Co-producer(s) : Agathe Berman, Hubert Toint, Sam Cerulus, Kathleen de Béthune, Hannu Tuomainen
Production manager(s) : Bernard de Dessus Les Moustier
Live sound: Jean-Jacques Quinet
Image editing: Emmanuelle Dupuis, Gervaise Demeure
Sound editing: Studio 5/5
Sound mixing: Studio 5/5
Calibration: Roger Vervoenen
Distribution: Purple Hay!
André Cavens Award, 1997
City Award, Luhacovice, Czech Republic, 1997
Brussels International Film Festival, 1997:2nd Audience Award
Charleroi International Social Film Festival, 1997:2nd Audience Award
FIPA, Biarritz, 1997
Eternel Voyageurs, Saint Malo, 1997
Mannheim Festival, 1997
Riyadh Festival, Saudi Arabia, 1997
