Les larmes de l'émigration

Les larmes de l’émigration (French for "the tears of emigration") is a 2010 documentary film directed by Alassane Diago.[1]

Les larmes de l’émigration
Directed byAlassane Diago
Screenplay byAlassane Diago
Produced byLes Films de l'Atelier Corto Pacific TV Rennes 35
CinematographyAlassane Diago
Edited byAnnie Waks
Music byHakuhachi Mediation
Release date
  • 2010 (2010)
Running time
78 minutes
CountriesFrance
Senegal

Synopsis edit

The film is the story of Alassane's mother, who has been waiting for her husband for 20 years. It is also the story of his sister, who also waits for her husband who left five years ago, and his niece, who does not know her father. After a two-year absence, Alassane Diago returns to Agnam Lidoubé, a Senegalese village in the Fouta region, to try and understand why and how his mother has spent all these years waiting.[2] His camera technique captures the inner beauty and strength of the characters.[3]

Awards edit

The film was selected for official competition at the Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur, and received the Prix du Griot d’Ebène for best documentary at the African Film Festival of Cordoba.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Les larmes de l'émigration". 27th Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur. Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  2. ^ a b Cissokho, Aboubacar Demba (2 August 2010). "Les Larmes de l'émigration en compétition officielle au Festival du film francophone de Namur" (in French). Dakar. Agence de Presse Sénégalaise. Retrieved 11 March 2012.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Cinéma, Les larmes de l'émigration". Archived from the original on 2019-05-03.

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