The Cities of Gold: The story of a great misunderstanding
Thursday 4 September - 5pm
Director: Joséphine Duteuil
Year: 2024
Screening: French
Production: Christie et Agnès Molia, Tournez S'il Vous Plaît
Scientific advisory board: Carole Fraresso
Running time: 90 minutes
Country: France
Broadcast: France 5
Five centuries after the discovery of America, French, Colombian and English archaeologists join forces to investigate the troubled history of the Spanish conquest. What if the famous myth of the Cities of Gold that justified the journey of so many Conquistadors, with its attendant massacres and pillaging, had been nothing more than a gigantic and dramatic misunderstanding?
