The Black Child
Synopsis
In Kouroussa, the village where he was born, between Madou, his father and king of mechanics, Kouda, his gentle mother, and his gang of friends, Baba learns about life, in harmony with the world around him. However, Baba is old enough to leave for the capital to continue his studies. He crosses the whole of Guinea to stay with his uncle Moussa in Conakry. He discovers a new, "modern" life in the capital.
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- Executive Producer : Rhea Films
- Film exports/foreign sales : Rhea Films
- French distribution : Les Films du Paradoxe
Full credits (10)
- Executive Producer : Béatrice Korc
- Screenwriter : Laurent Chevallier
- Director of Photography : Amar Arhab
- Music Composer : Momo Wandel Soumah
- Editor : Ange-Marie Revel
- Sound Recordist : Olivier Schwob
- Costume designer : Jeanne Delavison
- Author of original work : Camara Laye
- Press Attaché (film) : Robert Schlockoff
- Production Designer : Yan Arlaud
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- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Production language : French, African dialect
- Coproducer countries : Guinea, France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (Guinea, France)
- Production year : 1995
- French release : 11/10/1995
- Runtime : 1 h 32 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 84.140
- Visa issue date : 10/05/1995
- Approval : Yes
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
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About
"Camara Laye wrote "The Black Child" in 1953. In freely adapting his novel, I aimed to integrate the reality of a child in today's Africa. By uprooting him from his traditional village, I hoped to capture his emotions on discovering the big city. I found the child by pure chance : I was looking for a face to express the blues of being uprooted, the sorrow of exile. One evening, I saw Baba step into my hut by the light of the petrol lamp. And I knew he was the one. I fixed time for him to come back for a screen test but he never turned p. He didn't give a damn about cinema. That was a good sign for me too. The only message in the film is that one should take an interest in other cultures and civilizations. That's more topical than ever..."
(Laurent Chevalier)
