THE CAPTURE

Sami is a visual artist. He is filming everything that captures his interest. Tonight, he is going with his girlfriend at a party where street protests are the subject of an impromptu performance. The artist's hub is filled with projection screens, alcohol, and philosophical discussions. The event seems devoid of substance for Sami who decides to go at the real protests.In the square, out of nowhere, a crowd of gendarmes' pounce on Sami forcing him inside the gendarmerie van where he witnesses terrifying violence against an innocent man. At the police station, Sami is asked to plead guilty so that he may be released immediately. Sami refuses to give a false statement, finding it unacceptable that a man had been harshly abused by the authorities. In the basement detention cell, psychological pressure make Sami change his mind and agree to declare whatever in exchange for his freedom.