Synopsis
In the eighties, Sira, a twenty-six-year-old Malian woman, lives a peaceful existence in France with her husband Malick and six-year-old daughter Abi. The only language she knows is Soninke, which the family uses for everyday life. But Abi speaks little French, so the school suggests sending her to a special needs class and invites her parents to use French at home. Sira objects.
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- Executive Producer : Golgota Productions
Full credits (15)
- Screenwriter : Mariame N'Diaye
- Director of Photography : Franck Onouviet
- Music Composer : Niki Demiller
- Assistant director : Virginie Jousset
- Editor : Cécile Lapergue
- Sound recordists : Mathieu Chanon, Delphine Gaud
- Costume designer : Mariam Coulibaly
- Assistant Operator : Hans Agonglo
- Production Manager : Léonard Héliot
- Sound Editor : Mathieu Chanon
- Continuity supervisor : Angélique Pléau
- Production Designer : Marie Cheruel
- Grader : Jean-Ousmane Mbaye
- Make-up Artist : Fanny Caudet
- Sound Mixer : Julien Portmann
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- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Emigration, Family, Identity
- Production language : Soninké, French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2023
- Runtime : 24 min 12 seconds
- Visa number : 159.839
- Visa issue date : 11/07/2024
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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