Synopsis
Bilakoro tells the everyday life of three women that face excision. From Bamako to Paris, Awa, Kadidia and Inna speak about their pains in spite of the cultural pressure that they undergo. Each, in their way, fights against the excision.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Château-Rouge Production
Full credits (5)
- Executive Producer : Sébastien De Fonseca
- Screenwriter : Johanna Bedeau
- Director of Photography : Laurent Benaïm
- Editor : Mélanie Braux
- Sound Recordist : Stéphane Le Dall
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary
- Sub-genre : Portrait
- Themes : Medicine, Femininity
- Production language : French, African dialect
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2006
- Runtime : 52 min
- Production formats : Mini DV
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)