The Village of Roses
Hanna Heilborn
The Village of Roses follows a Roma community near Milan and one family living there over the course of nearly six years. Every morning, the school bus passes the children by—a seemingly ordinary incident that gradually exposes the prejudices and political tensions surrounding the community. Hanna Heilborn’s camera stays close to the family, capturing their everyday lives, joys, and struggles, while showing how the Roma settlement becomes a target of far-right politics. The family’s story is interwoven with archival television footage and conversations with Roma activist Dijana Pavlovic.
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Hanna Heilborn is a Swedish filmmaker who has worked as a writer since 1990 and as a documentary director since 1998. She is a co-owner of Story AB and is known for internationally acclaimed documentary and animated documentary work, including Hidden, Slaves and Sharaf, made with David Aronowitsch.