YOUNG AND HOMELESS

In recent years, the number of homeless people in France has exploded. Among them are many young people, victims of a double penalty: too old for child protection, but not old enough to receive the RSA. The forgotten members of the French welfare system.

Exiles, runaways, drug addicts, broken families or former members of the Aide Sociale à l'Enfance (French youth care services). We pass them every day, without seeing them. They blend into the landscape. They find refuge in squats or social hotels. Sometimes they study. Between self-building and the urgent need to get by, these young people highlight the many crises facing our society.

For several months, we documented their daily lives and collected their stories. Whatever their background, they all struggle day after day to survive and find a path to a better future. By bringing these young people out of invisibility, this film raises the alarm about the violence and political shortcomings suffered by the homeless.