Synopsis
He is an Aluku man, one of the five tribes of Maroons who survives in the forest during 400 years after escaping from the Dutch sugarcane plantations. All the Maroons are issued originally from the West coast of Africa. They were taken as slaves.
Credits
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- Executive Producer : Why Not Productions
Full credits (6)
- Executive Producers : Pierre Sénélas, Pauline Bénard
- Screenwriter : Claire Denis
- Director of Photography : Yves Cape
- Editors : Guy Lecorne, Sandie Bompar
- Sound Recordist : Martin Boissau
- Participants : Jean Bena, Jean-Christophe Folly, Claire Denis
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary, Experimental
- Production language : French, English
- Coproducer countries : France, South Korea
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Production year : 2011
- Runtime : 42 min
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)