2017 | Belgium | Documentary

Boli bana

  • Fulah French 62 mins
  • Director | Simon Coulibaly Gillard
  • Writer | Simon Coulibaly Gillard
  • Producer | Julie Esparbes, Anthony Rey

STATUS: Released

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At night, young Ama and his gang travel through the bush of Boli Bana. Immense and benevolent animals accompany them. They size each other up, search for each other, and tame one another. By day, young Aissita is the focus of the village of Boli Bana. A sorceress has come for a ritual: Aissita is transitioning into adulthood. Through the eyes of these children, the story of a nomadic and mystical world unfolds. A Peul childhood in Burkina Faso.

culture childhood coming-of-age nomadic life mystical world African traditions
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