Far from the Village
A Feature film of
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Production year2008
French release11/11/2009
Runtime
1h 17m
Synopsis
April 2006. 13 000 members of the Dajo ethnic group have taken refuge on the plain of
Gouroukoun in eastern Chad. They are all survivors of the Darfur conflict. Secluded in the camp they have constructed, they create their own way of life and means of survival.
The filmmaker joins the refugees in this prison without walls. His lingering images convey the
interminable waiting and an impression of life in slow motion, unfolding moment by moment in a
non-place of destitution.
Yet this war film contains no images of war. Instead, refugees relate at length their
experiences, children draw scenes of battle, little girls hum songs of combat.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (4)
- Executive Producer : Amip
- Co-production : Les Films du Mélangeur
- Foreign production company : Prince Film
- Film exports/foreign sales : The Party Film Sales
Full credits (5)
- Executive Producer : Xavier Carniaux
- Director of Photography : Olivier Zuchuat
- Editor : Olivier Zuchuat
- Foreign Producer : Pierre-Alain Meier
- Sound Mixer : Stéphane Larrat
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Documentary
- Production language : African dialect
- Coproducer countries : France, Switzerland
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Production year : 2008
- French release : 11/11/2009
- Runtime : 1 h 17 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 124.020
- Visa issue date : 11/09/2009
- Approval :
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
News & awards
Selections (1)
Mexico City International Contemporary Film Festival (FICCO)
Mexico, 2009
Sélection Officielle Documentaire
Resources
Presskit(2)
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