Synopsis
Sira, a young Fulani nomad, can hardly wait. She and her family are travelling to meet her groom. Sira is a strong and self-confident woman, her Muslim father trusts his daughter and has therefore agreed to a marriage between her and her childhood sweetheart Jean Sidi, a Christian. But on the way the family is attacked by Islamist terrorists, and the men are shot in cold blood. Cursing the attackers for their deed, Sira is kidnapped and raped – and left alone in the middle of the desert to face what would appear to be certain death. But Sira is a fighter and full of the will to live. She manages to make her way to where the terrorist camp is located and hides in a nearby cave where she holds out, undiscovered for months, planning her next steps.
Apolline Traoré’s film is set in the Sahel, a lawless war zone ruled by the men who have the most weapons, pick-up trucks and mobile phones. It tells the gripping story of a struggle for survival in which the female veil becomes an instrument of resistance, in a film that represents a feminist counterpoint to current reporting from the region.
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Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producer : Araucania Films
- Foreign production companies : Les Films Selmon, One Fine Day Films, Sunuy Films
- Film exports/foreign sales : Wide, Araucania Films
Full credits (2)
- Executive Producer : Denis Cougnaud
- Screenwriter : Apolline Traoré
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Production language : French, Fula
- Coproducer countries : Burkina Faso, France, Senegal, Germany
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Production year : 2022
- French release :
- Runtime : 2 h 2 min
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- Color type : Color
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