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Adama
In this vibrantly animated odyssey, a young boy ventures outside the forbidden cliff walls of his secluded West African village in 1916 in search of his older brother.
Main info
Title: Adama
Year: 2015
Directed by: Simon Rouby
Premiere & awards: Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2015, Competition
Produced by: Naïa Productions - France
In co-production with: Pipangaï - France, France 3 Cinéma - France, Orange Cinema Series - France, Albatros - France
Country: France
12 year old Adama lives in a remote village in West Africa, sheltered by the Cliffs. Out, beyond, lies "the land of breaths", the kingdom of wicked spirits hungry for war. When Samba, his elder brother, suddenly vanishes from the village, Adama decides to set off in search of him. Accompanied first by Abdou, a tragically lucid griot, then by Maximin, a street urchin who is his own negative twin, he crosses a Europe in the grip of war. We're in 1914 and Adama travels to the hell of the frontline in order to free his brother. Ultimately, Adama's love for his brother will open an unexpected way to his initiatory journey.
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