Bastard Son

I will go drink a coffee with my father among the dead, and I will come back alive. It's the true story of a son who goes in search of his father. Except that his father died 15 years ago and he never lived with him. In the son's hands, three maps remain: a map of the Congo, Antarctica, and Libya. Three countries where his father lived and worked. Notebook in hand, the son hits the road… To create Fils de bâtard, Emmanuel De Candido investigated and traveled for seven years, crossed three continents and nearly a century of history. Between Congolese independence songs and his mother's failed euthanasia, between the crackling of Libyan weapons and the birth of his son, between katabatic winds and the panting breath that keeps him standing, Emmanuel traces a dazzling and intimate epic that deconstructs the notions of filiation, heritage, and virility. As in his previous show Pourquoi Jessica a-t-elle quitté Brandon? La Cie MAPS mixes theatrical performance and documentary. From false leads to revelations, the direction multiplies surprises, to finally address this intimate and political question: "What past must we confront to become ourselves?".