Synopsis
On the island of Nioumoune in Senegal, Boniface, a young priest who is plagued by his desires, flees his parish. Aboard his boat, he crosses an unsettling maze of mangroves. In search of freedom, he undertakes a journey that will lead him to confront his past, his hidden desires, and the vastness of the Mauritanian desert.
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- Executive Producer : GREC - Groupe de Recherches et d'Essais Cinématographiques
Full credits (10)
- Executive Producer : Joanna Sitkowska
- Screenwriters : Caroline Detournay, Paulina Pisarek
- Director of photography : Paulina Pisarek
- Music Composer : Haussmann (Groupe)
- Editor : Caroline Detournay
- Sound recordist : Caroline Detournay
- Voice-over : Boniface Badiate
- Production manager : Joanna Sitkowska
- Sound Editor : Antoine Morin
- Sound Mixer : Antoine Morin
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction, Documentary
- Sub-genre : Auteur documentary, Portrait, Research - Experimental
- Themes : Désir, Freedom, Regions
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2014
- Runtime : 50 min 10 seconds
- Visa number : 141.770
- Visa issue date : 15/12/2015
- Production formats : Photographic camera - HD-CAM
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.77
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
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