Disease of shame (The)

Maladie de la honte (La)
Genre : Drama
Type : Fiction
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2016
Format : Short
Running time : 13 (in minutes)

This documentary film is told by Thérèse herself as close as possible to her thoughts. Her life is destroyed by obstetric fistula, a disease caused by work during childbirth not attended by skilled personnel. "La maladie de la honte" (disease of shame) is a journey into a world devastated by the illness of the main character whose remarks will be enhanced by the explanations of Dieudonné Zaongo, an Obstetric Gynaecologist.

Scenario/Script: Giovannia Atodjinou-Zinsou
Images/Pictures: Alain Nounagnon
Son/Sound: Alain Nounagnon
Montage/Editing: Felix Avagbo, Olivier Kpossou
Interprètes/Actors: M'PotenanThèrese

Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Media, Sports and Entertainment Group (MSE)
  • Gens de la Caraïbe
  • Groupe 30 Afrique
  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
  • FURTHER ARTS
  • Zimbabwe : Culture Fund Of Zimbabwe Trust
  • RDC : Groupe TACCEMS
  • Rwanda : Positive Production
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam
  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
  • Collectif 2004 Images
  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
  • Bénincultures / Editions Plurielles
  • Africiné
  • Afrilivres

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