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202472 minPGdocumentary

The Base

202472 minPGdocumentary

A gigantic transit hub on the outskirts of Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport becomes a refuge for Parisian taxi drivers facing the decline of their trade.

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A gigantic transit hub on the outskirts of Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport becomes a refuge for Parisian taxi drivers facing the decline of their trade.

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Vadim Dumeshdirector

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Ahmed, Jean Jacques, and Madame Tang navigate La Base, a vast transit hub on the outskirts of Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport. Once a bustling center for taxi drivers, it has been reappropriated into a community refuge amid the decline of their trade. The documentary captures their efforts to transform this isolated space into a microcosm of life, reflecting the challenges and changes faced by the drivers in a rapidly evolving environment.

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