Mysterious ruins rise up in the middle of a Norman forest, the place is called “Bois l’Abbé”, near the town of Eu.
In the 19th century, the first archaeological research on site suggested the existence of an enormous Roman sanctuary.
In the early 2000, while the area was being regularly plundered, the archaeologist Etienne Mantel undertook new archeological excavations.
Year after year, they are continuously surprised, the site gradually reveals it’s secrets and Etienne Mantel ’s first intuition that a forgotten Roman town was hidden under the forrest is confirmed : an authentic city reappears.
Spectacular discoveries follow one another until a breakthrough that many archaeologists dream of: the name of the unknown city at last revealed, BRIGA.
Awards :
Audience award - 12e Festival International du Film d’Archéologie de Nyon 2021
Special jury's prize- 12e Festival International du Film d’Archéologie de Nyon 2021
Production :
Court-jus Production - France Télévisions / France 3 Normandie
With the support of :
CNC - Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée
Ministère de la Culture / DRAC Normandie, Service Régional de l’Archéologie
Scientific advisors : Etienne Mantel et Jonas Parétias
Documentary - 52 minutes
Director : David Geoffroy
Original Music : Scott Buckley
Voice over : Elsa Maure
Camera : David Geoffroy
Editor : Marie Estelle Dieterle
Sound mixing : Audrey Daram
With Etienne Mantel, Stéphane Dubois, Jonas Parétias, Pierre-Manuel Weill, Victor Viquesnel-Schlosser et Bruno Gavazzi.
Produced by Caroline Chassaing
Délégué à l’antenne et aux programmes France 3 Normandie : Vincent Robert
Technical information :
Title : Briga
Year of production : 2020
Production : Court-jus Production
Director : David Geoffroy
Format : Full HD
Duration : 52 min
Available with English subtitles