Safi, the Little Mother

When her mother dies in childbirth, eight-year-old Safi finds herself with a newborn baby brother on her hands and has to flee her village where, according to a cruel tradition, he would have been condemned to death in order to stave off the evil eye. She takes refuge in a large city where she faces a double problem of survival for herself and her brother. However, an understanding family takes her in and the sellers at the market transform into a multitude of mothers ready to give their milk to the baby...

• Type : Short film
• Genres : Fiction
  
• Sub-genre : Drama
  
• Themes : Society, Traditions
  
• Production language : French
• Coproducer countries : Italy, Burkina Faso
• Original French-language productions : Unspecified
  
• Nationality : Minority French (Italy, Burkina Faso)
  
• Production year : 2004
• Runtime : 30 min
  
• Visa number : 108.561
  
• Visa issue date : 16/09/2004
  
• Production formats : 35mm
• Color type : Color
  
• Aspect ratio : 1.85
  
• Audio format : Dolby SR