Synopsis
Akosse Legba, a Togolese young lady, was a victim of modern slavery. A luxurious Parisian apartment is the theater of the recollections of her past. So, in the empty rooms, resounds her voice which tells about the conditions of her trip to France, her sufferings and how a fragile process of freeing was slowly set up thanks to the objects which constituted her daily environment.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Les Films Sauvages
Full credits (5)
- Executive Producer : Jean-Christophe Soulageon
- Screenwriter : Brahim Fritah
- Director of Photography : Pascal Lagriffoul
- Editor : Catherine Mantion
- Sound recordists : Alexandre Hecker, Cédric Lionnet, Brice Cavallero
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary
- Sub-genre : Auteur documentary, Research - Experimental
- Themes : Identity, Exile
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2004
- Runtime : 23 min
- Visa number : 108.669
- Visa issue date : 16/12/2004
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
News & awards
Selections (14)
Awards (3)
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
France, 2005
Special Jury Prize in the National Competition
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