Synopsis
Bangui, Central African Republic. 17-year-old Robert dreams of a career in music, but civil war is tearing the country apart. When both his parents are thrown into prison, he is left to look after his four younger siblings on his own, juggling daily life, odd jobs, school exams and concert stages, determined to follow his dream.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (9)
Production and distribution (4)
- Co-production : Unité
- Foreign production companies : Kiripifilms, Karta Films, Makongo Films
- Film exports/foreign sales : The Party Film Sales
- French distribution : jour2fête
Full credits (18)
- Screenplay collaboration : Boris Lojkine
- Coproducteur étranger : Dieudo Hamadi, Marco Bechis
- Executive Producer : Boris Lojkine
- Screenwriters : Rafiki Fariala, Tommy Baron
- Director of Photography : Adrien Lallau
- Music Composers : Rafiki Fariala, Lillo Morealle
- Assistant Director : Tommy Baron
- Editor : César Simonot
- Sound recordists : Aaron Koyassou Kpengo, Ari Cuffini-Fabre, Tiphaine Depret, Cristiano Ciccone, Martinez Faïmon
- Costume designer : Raïhanatou Ibrahim
- Foreign producers : Elvis Sabin Ngaïbino, Daniele Incalcaterra
- Co-producer : Caroline Nataf
- Production manager : Noémie Colin
- Press Attaché (film) : Claire Viroulaud
- Sound Editor : Solen Chouvet
- Casting : Aline Dalbis
- Grader : Angelo Francavilla
- Post-production supervisor : Romain Gaillard
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Coproducer countries : Democratic Republic of the Congo, France, Italy, Central African Republic
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Production year : 2026
- French release :
- Runtime : 1 h 30 min
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- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
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News & awards
News (4)
Selections (1)
Awards (1)
Cannes International Film Festival
France, 2026
Un Certain Regard - Best Actor Award : Bradley Fiomona Dembeasset
Resources
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