After the Odyssey

After the Odyssey
FrenchAu lendemain de l'odyssée
Directed byHelen Doyle
Written byHelen Doyle
Produced byGermain Bonneau
Helen Doyle
CinematographyPhilippe Lavalette
Edited byAnnie Jean
Production
company
Tatouages de la Mémoire
Distributed bySpira
Release date
  • February 9, 2024 (2024-02-09)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguagesFrench
Italian

After the Odyssey (French: Au lendemain de l'odyssée) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Helen Doyle and released in 2024.[1]

The film centres on the illegal human trafficking of immigrants in Italy, primarily women from Nigeria who are sold into sexual slavery;[2] despite the gravity of the film's themes, however, Doyle stressed that the film is ultimately less about the horror of human trafficking itself, and more about the strength, resilience and sisterhood of the women who went through the ordeal and the network of community services that have mobilized to battle the traffickers and help the women.[3]

The film opened theatrically on February 9, 2024.[3]

  1. ^ "L’esclavage sexuel des migrantes, vu par la documentariste Helen Doyle". Ici Radio-Canada, February 5, 2024.
  2. ^ Silvia Galipeau, "Une leçon d’« accueillance »". La Presse, February 9, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Anne-Frédérique Hébert-Dolbec, "«Au lendemain de l’odyssée»: le pouvoir de l’accueil". Le Devoir, February 9, 2024.