Synopsis
Eighteen-year-old Awa is studying at the Natitingou military academy. One day, she learns that her father has been murdered. She has barely joined her family at Cotonou when a popular retaliation is organized to avenge the dead man's memory. Confronted by the powerlessness of the police, Awa decides to join the group.
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- Executive Producer : Topshot Films
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- Screenwriter : Ange-Régis Hounkpatin
- Director of photography : Lucie Baudinaud
- Music Composer : Alexandre Verbiese
- Editor : Matthieu Ruyssen
- Line Producers : Arthur Goisset, Bastien Daret, Robin Robles, Étienne Larragueta, Damien Petit
- Sound editors : Fabien Dao, Clément Badin
- Production Designer : Caroline Leroy
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama
- Themes : Violence, Adolescence, Murder
- Production language : French, Fon
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2016
- Runtime : 25 min 39 seconds
- Visa number : 144.027
- Visa issue date : 07/03/2017
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : Suitable for all viewers, with warnings
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