The Apprentice

A Short film of

Pierre-Antoine Carpentier

Produced by

Choisis ta Planète

Production year2014

Runtime16 min

Synopsis

Aboubacar is apprenticed to a carpenter. To pay for his training, he in turn gives lessons to young people in the neighborhood. But without tools and without real teachers, young people make little progress. With the impulse of Mariame, they decide to create their own training center.

Credits

Director (1)

Pierre-Antoine Carpentier
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Actors (4)

Abdoulaye Camara

Aguibou Ba

Fodé Oumar Kabélé Camara

Henriette Noël Kpoghomou

Production and distribution (1)

Executive Producer : Choisis ta Planète

Full credits (5)

Screenwriter : Pierre-Antoine Carpentier

Director of Photography : Pierre-Antoine Carpentier

Assistant Director : Pierre Fleury

Costume designer : Agathe Midy

Production manager : Ludivine David

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Fiction
Sub-genre : Social comedy, Adventure, Children's films
Themes : Work, Youth, Misogyny
Production language : Soussou
Production country : France
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : 100% French (France)
Production year : 2014
Runtime : 16 min 18 seconds
Visa number : 153.247
Visa issue date : 01/12/2020
Production formats : Digital video
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 16/9
Audio format : Stereo
Rating restrictions : None

Resources

Website(1)

https://www.choisistaplanete.com/odd-5

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