THE SPECTRE OF BOKO HARAM

CYRIELLE RAINGOU

France, CAMEROON- 2023 - 75 min

synopsis

The terrorist group Boko Haram's strikes in the village of Kolofata, in the Far North of Cameroon, have been going on since 2013. Even if their exactions are currently rarer, the threat remains real; omnipresent. In this post-apocalyptic universe, a group of children in CP class adapt and reinvent themselves by juggling Western and Koranic studies, and the immense household and rural tasks that fall to them. This tragedy has as its main characters Falta, Ladji, Ibrahim, Mohammed, Ismaela and Maloum. They are all between 4 and 11 years old.

Director

PLUG

PRODUCTION

Video Label

Co-production:
Tara Group, Kopa House International

DIFFUSION

Canal+ International, Tele Bocal

PARTICIPATION

Rewards

  • 2024 • FIFF – International Women’s Film Festival (France) • Documentary competition
  • 2023 • Millennium Docs Against Gravity (Poland) • Etnomatograf Prize
  • 2023 • Durban International Film Festival (South Africa) • Documentary Films Selection
  • 2023 • Visions of Reality (Switzerland) • Highlights
  • 2023 • IFFR – International Film Festival Rotterdam (Netherlands) • Tiger Award – World Premiere
  • 2023 • African Cinema Festival (Switzerland) • Panorama
  • 2023 • FIFF – Namur International Francophone Film Festival (Belgium) • Selection
  • 2023 • Festival of 3 Continents (France) • Silver Hot Air Balloon
  • 2023 • DOK.fest München (Germany) • First Prize in the DOK. Horizonte category

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