Dakar. Forced to beg and victims of violence, children roam the streets in their thousands.
In the face of this scourge, Anta MBow gives way to her anger: "street children? No, the street doesn't have children! The street has never produced!"
In 2004, she took up the challenge. And with the support of a handful of artists, created the "Children's Empire" in an old cinema. But can a centre for homeless children also be a place of real artistic expression? What magic allows dazed children to enjoy life again after just a few days? How is the reunion with a lost family achieved? And how can this place run without any aid from the state or from international institutions? It may seem Utopic to plan to end the scourge of street children, but that's exactly what Anta M'Bow has in mind!
An action film that takes the viewer through the challenges faced by the Empire.

Producer: Michèle Barrault

Director: Gérard Moreau

Director: Michèle Barrault Barrault

Cinematographer: Gérard Moreau

Production Sound Mixer: El Hadji Maguette Thiam

Production Sound Mixer: Alpha Sadou Gano

Film Editor: Christophe Person

Year: 2009
Language: French
Country: Senegal
Subtitled: Yes
Colour: Colour
Ratio: 16:9
Length: 052:24
Classification: None


FESTIVALS

2010 - London International Documentary Festival - LIDF
* Africa