Maodjini Films

Leonard is a young, shy man who is living on his own for the first time in his life. Before long, he begins watching his neighbors through the window and finds himself becoming increasingly immersed in the couple’s life. But then he is forced to watch as the tension between them continues to escalate until the situation threatens to end in violence, forcing Leonard to make a decision.

Burning cars tells a paradox. New Caledonia is a dazzling mermaid with its blue-lagoon charms. But while crisscrossing this French Pacific island, I was struck by the underlying tension contained in this exotic paradise. Historical wounds, links of tortuous love with France, island microcosm and thorny juxaposition of societies with opposite values… The film explores a place, a universe.