Small Country: An African Childhood
“When The Innocence Of Childhood Faces History”
2020•1h 52m•7.1•Released
Drama
Gabriel, aged 10, lives in a comfortable ex-pat neighborhood in Burundi, his ‘small country’. Gabriel is a normal kid, happy, carefree and having adventures with his friends and little sister. Then in 1993, tensions in neighboring Rwanda spill over, threatening his family and his innocence.
Director
Eric Barbier
Writer
Eric Barbier
Languages
French
Studio
Jerico Films
Cast
Jean-Paul Rouve
Michel
Isabelle Kabano
Yvonne
Djibril Vancoppenolle
Gabriel
Delya de Medina
Ana
Veronika Varga
Mme Economopoulos
Tao Monladja
Gino
Ruben Ruhanamilindi
Armand
Brian Gakwavu
Lucien
Kenny Hubbawive
Paul
Nelson Membe
Francis
Edouard Niyonteze
Prothé
Elvis Nahimana
Innocent
Joseph Amani Ndume
Pascal
Chloé Gasaro
Felicite
Benny Bumako
Pacifique
Production
Company
Jerico Films
Company
Super 8 Production
Company
France 2 Cinéma
Company
Pathé
Company
SCOPE Pictures
Company
Petit Pays Film
Producer
Jérôme Salle
Producer
Philippe Rousselet
Producer
Eric Jehelmann
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