On December 15, 2017, in Fives, a working-class neighborhood of Lille, Selom, 20, and Matisse, 18, were killed after being struck by a train. The investigation, conducted rapidly, concluded that it was a tragic but ordinary accident. Very quickly, however, doubts emerged. The presence of the police at the scene raised questions. A struggle for truth began. Three years later, the circumstances surrounding the tragedy remain unresolved.
Episode 1 – Introduction
Friday, December 15, 2017.
The emergency entrance of Roger Salengro Hospital, in Lille.
It is night. Cold and damp. A cold that seeps into your bones.
Two women, Peggy and Valérie, are smoking a cigarette side by side.
They do not know each other, although they unknowingly crossed paths earlier in the hospital corridors.
Credits
Investigation: Yann Levy (Bastamag) & Tristan Goldbronn
Texts, narration and photographs: Yann Levy
Direction and original music: Etienne Gratianette