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Small Country: An African Childhood

When The Innocence Of Childhood Faces History

7.1

1h 52m

2020

“When The Innocence Of Childhood Faces History”

Synopsis

Gabriel, aged 10, lives in a comfortable ex-pat neighborhood in Burundi, his ‘small country’. Gabriel is a normal kid, happy, carefree and having adventures with his friends and little sister. Then in 1993, tensions in neighboring Rwanda spill over, threatening his family and his innocence.

Director

Eric Barbier

Drama

1990sburundi

Cast & Crew

Jean-Paul Rouve

Jean-Paul Rouve

as Michel

Isabelle Kabano

Isabelle Kabano

as Yvonne

Djibril Vancoppenolle

Djibril Vancoppenolle

as Gabriel

Delya de Medina

as Ana

Veronika Varga

Veronika Varga

as Mme Economopoulos

Tao Monladja

Tao Monladja

as Gino

Ruben Ruhanamilindi

as Armand

Brian Gakwavu

as Lucien

Kenny Hubbawive

as Paul

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