Synopsis
Alima, one of the only two railway women in West Africa, travels across Mali on her locomotive. In a man’s environment, we gradually discover an uncommon character. Back in Bamako, she considers getting married.
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- Executive Producer : La fémis
Full credits (9)
- Screenwriters : Éva Sehet, Maxime Caperan
- Director of photography : Éva Sehet
- Editor : Alexandre Donot
- Sound Recordist : Maxime Caperan
- Producers : Éva Sehet, Maxime Caperan
- Camera operator : Éva Sehet
- Sound Editor : Olivier Voisin
- Sound Mixer : Paul Jousselin
- Participant : Alima Coura Mariko
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary
- Production language : French, Bambara
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2014
- Runtime : 28 min 43 seconds
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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