Nans and Mouts go looking for the big bad wolf in “Nus et culottés”

Two wanderers, without money and without clothes, with the sole goal of reconnecting with the world around them. For almost twelve years, Nans and Mouths have chosen to make it their credo. Because, yes, they still believe in human kindness. This is why they set out to meet strangers, prioritizing sharing and solidarity, words that the fracturing of our society tends to empty of their meaning.

For this new season, the two men had a very specific dream: that of meeting the big bad wolf. “We wanted to go crazy about fairy tales but looking for those we never usually look for: the bad guys, the monsters. And we wanted to see what it would bring out in us but also in the people we would meet on the road.”Nans confided. Before his remarks were completed by Mouts: “The big bad wolf may be hidden deep in the hearts of all of us.”

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Metaphorical quest

It was in the Morvan forest, with Lyon city center as their starting point, that they chose to live their crazy quest. And this search began with the meeting of a young woman, dressed in a long red jacket, who was returning from a knitting class at her partner’s grandmother’s house. This beginning of the story strangely echoes the tale of Charles Perrault and the Brothers Grimm. It’s hard to believe that in these 90 minutes of documentary reporting, nothing is scripted. And yet, it is indeed the case.

“When we leave, we don’t know at all what it’s going to be like. And for us, it was a real exposure because we had no idea what it was going to look like.”, explain the two adventurers. Their search could just as well take the form of an encounter with a former prisoner as with a real wolf. But for the first episode of the season, it was more about a metaphorical quest. Say yes to all opportunities, explore their buried fears but also confront those of society.