Synopsis
Diouf, a ten-year-old boy, lives with a street gang in Ouagadougou. With other boys, including Bami, they make a living from petty crime until the day that Diouf witnesses a murder in the forest where he hides his loot. Wounded by a killer, he nevertheless manages to get away. Under the guidance of Commissaire Dioulo, Damaro and his assistant Keita start an investigation with the aim of finding the killers. Meanwhile, the killers are frantically trying to find Diouf.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (6)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Patou Films International
- Foreign production company : NKP - NarenKabadou Productions
Full credits (7)
- Executive Producer : Jean Roke Patoudem
- Screenwriters : Thomas Luntz, Mamady Sidibé
- Directors of Photography : Marc De Backer, Daniel Barrau
- Editors : Bernie Serot, Photine Carpentier
- Sound Recordist : Issa Traoré Senior
- Foreign Producer : Mamady Sidibé
- Production Designer : Nicolas Prier
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Crime/thriller
- Themes : News story, Adolescence, Fear
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : France, Guinea
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 50% French (France, Guinea)
- Production year : 2012
- Runtime : 52 min
- Visa number : 138.954
- Visa issue date : 21/04/2015
- Production formats : Beta SP
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.77
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)