El Campo de Argelers

In February 1939 the history of Argeles, a quiet fishing village suddenly changed. Catalonia was occupied by the fascist troops and 465,000 refugees flooded across the border. The French authorities ordered a camp to be built on the beach.... This film recalls the existence of the concentration camp in Argeles sur Mer (Western Pyrenees), from its creation in January 1939 until its closure in September 1941. In 1939 filmmakers and activists, shaken by what they knew of this camp, managed to pass a camera through the wires. The few images of the Argeles camp taken directly were filmed with hidden cameras and many were confiscated or damaged. The Argeles Camp sets out to recreate these lost images and intermingle life in the camp with images from archives and first-hand accounts gathered from all over Europe: ex-inmates from the camp (Spanish republicans, Jews...) and also guards and witnesses. (Televisió de Catalunya (TV3))