So long a letter

  • Une si longue lettre
Genre : Drama
Type : Fiction
Ouvrage source : Une si longue lettre
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Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Format : Feature
Running time : 90 (in minutes)

"In Rama's quest for freedom that leads to rebellion, she must find a balance between the Western ways she values and the traditions she respects."

Ramatoulaye is the mother of seven children and the headmistress of a primary school in Dakar. She has been married to Modou for 30 years and is shocked when he decides to take a second wife - 20-year-old Binetou. A merciless battle between tradition and modernity ensues, opposing very different views of women's roles in contemporary African society.

Director : Angèle Diabang

Senegal/France, Fiction / 90 minutes / Colour / HD

Produced by : La Chauve-Souris, Astou Films and Karoninka / Angèle Diabang (Senegal)

Adapted from Mariama Bâ's book So Long a Letter
Language : French and Wolof
1st feature film

Current status : In development
Budget : €1,200,000
Financing in place :
Seeking partners : Co-scriptwriters, distributors and broadcasters

2014 | 67th Cannes Film Festival, France
* Selection - FABRIQUE DES CINÉMAS DU MONDE 2014
www.lescinemasdumonde.com/nouv/?p=5739&lang=en

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