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Small Country: An African Childhood
“When The Innocence Of Childhood Faces History”
7.1 / 10• 2020• 1h 52m•NR• French
Drama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Jean-Paul Rouve
Michel
Lead
Isabelle Kabano
Yvonne
Djibril Vancoppenolle
Gabriel
Dd
Delya de Medina
Ana
Veronika Varga
Mme Economopoulos
Tao Monladja
Gino
RR
Ruben Ruhanamilindi
Armand
BG
Brian Gakwavu
Lucien
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Eric Barbier's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Small Country: An African Childhood is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
