38th edition
17-25 january 2026

The Volunteers

Les Volontaires

Carole Henry

Image The Volunteers
Belgium
2003 Fiction 26 min
Solange, 30, and Pierre, 20, are lovers. Solange is pregnant and is going to get an abortion today. This decision is torturing each of them differently. She wants to quit her job, change her life. He wants to keep the baby, despite his immaturity.
With : Véronique Perrault, Geoffroi Heissler, Luc Anslot
Screenplay : Carole Henry
Image : Nicolas Rincon Gille
Sound : Katia Madaule
Music : Geoffroi Heissler, Luc Anslot
Editing : Matthieu Haessler
Production : INSAS
The Volunteers is Carole Henry's second film made while at the INSAS (National Institute for Performing Arts and Broadcasting), the first being Céline a vingt ans. She also made the documentary Voyage en Wallonie in 2001.