The terrorist group Boko Haram has been striking the village of Kolofata in the Far North of Cameroon since 2013. Even if their exactions are now rarefied, the threat remains real; omnipresent. In this post-apocalyptic universe, a group of children in the Cours Préparatoire class adapt and reinvent themselves by juggling Western and Koranic studies with the immense household and farming tasks that fall to them. Constantly subject to slacking off when everything becomes very serious, they always find time between chores to entertain themselves. The main characters in this tragedy are Falta, Ladji, Ibrahim, Mohammed, Ismaela and Maloum. They are all between 4 and 11 years old, very dynamic, always on the move, while forging their place in a society where parental figures are disappearing. Falta and Ladj are brother and sister. Their father and uncle were killed by a suicide bomber before their frightened eyes as children. Today, they help their mother with various farm and household chores while focusing on their studies. Ladji is very shy, speaks little and constantly follows his older sister in everything she does. Falta is a true leader and directs the boys with an iron fist.

Producers
Dieudonné Alaka, Veronique Holley
Production
Tara Group, Label Video
Sales
Label Vidéo
Script
Cyrielle Raingou
Image
Cyrielle Raingou, Bertin Fotso
editing
Christine Bouteiller
Sound
Florence Hermitte
Music
Griots

with :
Falta Souleymane, Ibrahim Alilou, Mohamed Alilou, Lamine Yerima

world premiere at IFFR Rotterdam 2023, Tiger Competition section