Demal

Demal
Genre : Biography
Type : Documentary
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2018
Format : Short
Running time : 34 (in minutes)

Moussa is a promising young Senegalese boxer. In the ghetto, he works hard to help his family while simultaneously leading tough training sessions with his coach, Mamadou Dramé, a former African-American heavyweight boxer. Moussa has only one objective, to qualify for the next African championships to represent his country's colours. His determination reflects that of an entire people, where on the ring as well as in the street, the fight that is held is for a better life.

A film by Loïc HOQUET

France / Senegal, 2018, Documentary, 34 minutes

Subjects: Portrait, Senegal, Poverty, Boxing


Director: Loïc Hoquet
Scriptwriter: Loïc Hoquet


FESTIVALS / AWARDS

2019 | 6th Saint Louis Documentary Film Festival - Saint Louis (Senegal)
* Special mention short film

Partners

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  • Media, Sports and Entertainment Group (MSE)
  • Gens de la Caraïbe
  • Groupe 30 Afrique
  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
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  • 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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