An Unlikely Hero: 'Etre et Avoir'

Nicholas Philibert's documentary 'Etre et Avoir' (To Be and To Have') has follows a year in the life of a rural primary school teacher and his pupils, and has had unprecedented success in France and around the world. What is it about this film that inspires such a heartfelt response from audiences everywhere? Isabelle Mangoet-Hewison examines the reasons for its success, encompassing its evocation of innocence, nostalgia, and the hunger of audiences for 'true' as opposed to fictional stories.