Abandoned Land

This is a documentary made after the Fukushima nuclear accident by movie sound engineer Gilles Laurent, who died in a terrorist attack in Belgium on March 22, 2016. It tells the story of parents that stayed behind in the evacuated Tomioka town, and a couple that temporarily returned to the restricted residential area (at the time) in Minami Soma, from the temporary housing where they were staying. This film, which was completed by his Japanese wife and friends, carrying on the desires of the director, and was officially invited to the Marseille International Documentary Film Festival.

Director

Gilles Laurent