XALE, LES BLESSURES D’ENFANCE (CHILDHOOD WOUNDS)

Credits

Name: XALE, LES BLESSURES D’ENFANCE (CHILDHOOD WOUNDS)

Country: Elfenbeinküste/Senegal

Year of publication: 2022

Format: DCP

Format Canvas:

Color: color

Language : OmeU

Duration: 101 Minuten

Series: 20. Afrika Film Festival Köln

Direction: Absa, Moussa Sene

Abstract

Awa,15 years old, is a very good student. Her twin brother Adama is a street vendor in Dakar. He dreams of a life in Europe and has to raise a large sum of money for his dream. After the death of their grandmother, their aunt Fatou has to marry Atoumane to fulfill the last will of the deceased. The twins are obliged to support the new couple. Atoumane commits an irrevocable act. XALÉ, LES BLESSURES D'ENFANCE deals with sexual violence and the lack of prospects for Senegalese youth. Director Moussa Sene Absa uses a theatrical and musical staging to stimulate and construct the imaginary, but also to denounce a social taboo.