2023  ·  France, Burkina Faso, Benin, Germany  ·  Documentary

Al Djanat, Paradis Originel (Al Djanat, the Original Paradise)

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Al Djanat, Paradis Originel (Al Djanat, the Original Paradise)

  • 2023
  • France, Burkina Faso, Benin, Germany
  • Documentary
  • Bambara, French
  • 83 mins
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Filmmaker Chloé Aïcha Boro returns to her homeland, Burkina Faso, after the death of her uncle, killed while on a pilgrimage to Mecca. Boro documents the aftermath in her family’s compound as a rift about the estate develops between family members who embrace traditional Islamic law and those who would follow Burkina Faso’s official colonialist laws. What starts as a small family matter becomes, in Boro’s distinctively observant eye, a story about the role culture, heritage, and religious beliefs play in the daily life of a community. – Murtada Elfadl

Credits

Director
Chloé Aïcha Boro
Writer
Chloé Aïcha Boro
Producer
Frédéric Féraud

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