Synopsis
Gabriel, aged 10, lives in a comfortable ex-pat neighborhood in Burundi, his “small country”. Gabriel is a normal kid, happy, carefree and having adventures with his friends and little sister. Then in 1993 tensions in neighboring Rwanda spill over, threatening his family and his innocence.
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Actors (6)
Production and distribution (5)
- Executive Producers : Jerico Films, Super 8 Production
- Co-productions : Pathé Films, France 2 Cinéma
- Foreign production company : SCOPE Pictures
- Film exports/foreign sales : Pathé Films
- French distribution : Pathé Films
Full credits (15)
- Executive Producers : Éric Jehelmann, Philippe Rousselet, Jérôme Salle
- Screenwriter : Eric Barbier
- Director of Photography : Antoine Sanier
- Music Composer : Renaud Barbier
- Assistant Director : Vincent Bell
- Editor : Jennifer Augé
- Sound recordists : Jean Minondo, Ken Yasumoto
- Costume designer : Laurence Esnault
- Author of original work : Gaël Faye
- Production Manager : Bruno Vatin
- Press Attachés (film) : André-Paul Ricci, Tony Arnoux, Pablo Garcia-Fons
- Continuity supervisor : Aurélie Platroz
- Production Designer : Pierre Renson
- Casting : Didacienne Nibagwire
- Post-production supervisor : Léa Sadoul
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Yes
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