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Desrances

Desrances (2019)

Directed by Apolline Traoré
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1h 45min

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5.0/10

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Plot

After the brutal massacre of his family in Haiti, Francis Desrances resettles in the Ivory Coast. Years later Francis, his wife Aissey and 12-year-old daughter Haila await the birth of a son, who to Francis' excitement and Haila's irritation is immediately regarded as the worthy heir to the Desrances name. As the birth looms, civil war erupts in Abidjan and amidst the melee Aissey goes missing. Haila courageously steps forward in ways that challenge her father's notion of what constitutes a rightful heir. Cementing her status as a bold voice in contemporary filmmaking, Apolline Traoré's domestic drama escalates into an intense thriller that mounts a passionate challenge to commonly-held gender roles, whilst also highlighting the human cost of civil strife.

Genres

DramaThriller

Technical details

DetailValue
Original titleDesrances
Original languageFrançais (FR)
Spoken languagesFrançais
Production countriesBurkina Faso
StatusReleased
Production companiesLes Films Selmon, Araucania Films
Release date23 febbraio 2019
Executive producerJimmy Jean-Louis
ProductionDenis Cougnaud
WriterApolline Traoré
EditingSylvie Gadmer, Karim El Katari, Jeremie Oukrat, Lucile Sautarel
CinematographyAli Lakrouf, Romain Schwartz
Assistant directorsApolline Traoré
Camera operatorsRomain Schwartz, Ali Lakrouf
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Release dates

Premiere

Burkina Faso / Feb 23, 2019 / FESPACO Film Festival

United Kingdom / Oct 03, 2019 / London Film Festival

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