At the burn treatment center in Rivière Hospital, survivors of all kinds come together: outcasts, women abused by their partners, wounded soldiers, burn victims… What can be done for those who carry the marks of fire on their skin? Gaspard Friedrich, a troubled artist who was saved against his will, becomes a central figure in a support group called “Les Sans Visages” ("The Faceless"). They all share the same experience: being rejected by the world, their lives frozen in pain. Among them are Youri Geffroy, a former soldier broken by war; Adeline Blanchot, an actress abused by her partner; Jasmine, a young girl badly burned in an accident; Lucien and Samira, whose love was forbidden by society… In a world where suffering becomes a spectacle, the Faceless struggle to be seen and heard.
In Naissance de l’incendie, Léo Cairn explores themes of exclusion and resilience through characters whose scars tell the stories of their survival. A powerful and moving portrait of a society that turns its back on those who suffer.
