“We don’t want to make people feel guilty! » This cry from the heart, Alexandra Lamy and Edouard Bergeon, respectively actress and director, came to present The Green Promise, push it together. The film follows a student (remarkable Félix Moati) unjustly imprisoned in Indonesia for trying to denounce the massacre of the villager by militias in the pay of palm oil industrialists. »
“I play the hero’s mother who tries to get him out of this bad situation while he risks the death penalty. She discovers a merciless world in which she no longer knows who to trust,” explains Alexandra Lamy. An obstacle course allows this teacher to discover the extent of impressive corruption, including in France. There is work to be done to stop palm oil trafficking supported by powerful international lobbies. “The story of this mother is fictitious,” insists Edouard Bergeon. But what I describe in the film is based on precise research. I didn’t invent anything about this ecocidal but profitable crop that we want to transform into biofuel. »
An ecological thriller
After In the name of the earth and the documentary Cow Love, Edouard Bergeon demonstrates that his environmental commitment has no borders. He chooses the form of a thriller to get the message across and reveal what the future holds for us if we are not careful. “The film is above all entertainment,” insists Alexandra Lamy, “but it addresses serious themes without seeking to demoralize the audience: it ends on a note of hope. » The one that youth can still change the situation. “But we must act now,” emphasizes Alexandra Lamy.
No defeatism
The Green Promise does not show encouraging prospects when the enrichment of a few results in the misery of the majority or even in the medium-term destruction of our planet. “The worst thing would be to sink into defeatism and not act,” insists Édouard Bergeon. We can do something even as individuals, if only to vote for ideas we believe in! » Politics and the way in which it is practiced to the detriment of citizens are in the crosshairs of the director who denies being a lecturer. “I am a citizen who tries to make people think and act with my films,” he says.
Little things that change everything
Alexandra Lamy admits to having been also marked by the film and its theme. “It’s easy for everyone to get involved in small things that seem insignificant and then snowball,” she says. Buying local and seasonal products is not more expensive but it is important for the planet. » She and Edouard Bergeon are convinced that works of art can greatly contribute to raising awareness. “We are “artivists,” declares the actress. Artists who feel invested in the movement of the world and who hope to change it. » We hope, for our part, that their message will be heard and relayed.