Waliden, children of others

  • Waliden, enfant d'autrui
Genre : Social
Type : Documentary
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2009
Format : Mid-length
Running time : 52 (in minutes)

In Mali, as in many countries in Africa, traditional adoption used to positively consolidate the ties within the family. Nowadays, mentalities are changing and believes are being lost; as a result, adoption can become a nightmare for the child, as it was the case for the director for about ten years of her life. In this film, Awa Traoré sheds a light on what remained unspoken for too long: the experience of a waliden who has suffered mistreatments upon being adopted traditionally.

A film by Awa Traoré, Mali, 2009, documentary · 52m · Bambara with English subtitles

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