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"Frédéric Laffont nous emmène ce soir à Mériadec, petite commune de 800 habitants dans le Morbihan. Une histoire simple mais rythmée d'instants extraordinaires que le réalisateur a su saisir." Uproar on land and sea Télérama: "This evening, Frédéric Laffont is offering us not just a small but a very great joy. It's difficult to summarize this beautiful and rich documentary. The director is unparalleled when it comes to filming accurately and bringing to life in a few shots a neighbor or a friend who is simply passing through the film. Ramdam sur terre et mer is a magnificent tribute to the magicians of the ordinary, incredibly gifted at creating happiness." Le Monde: "Frédéric Laffont, author of the remarkable Banlieue olympique, takes us tonight to Mériadec, a small town of 800 inhabitants in Morbihan. A simple story, but punctuated by extraordinary moments that the director has captured." A film by Frédéric Laffont Edited by Jean-François Giré Duration: 52' © France 3, Interscoop, 1998 Mériadec: 800 souls, including more than 150 enrolled in its Breton music school! The guys here are landlubbers, more porcini mushroom pickers than barnacle gatherers. At sea, on land, at work, with family, and in music, they never stop rowing, in every sense of the word. Their boat is named after their association of sea bass skimmers: "Ramdam". With them, there is a sense of urgency to live, as if in dissent in the face of the surrounding gloom. Rowing across the sea? Making beautiful records? Publishing works on Brittany? Yes, all that, and in a fun way, please.