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Bakoroman (2011)

Directed by Simplice Herman Ganou

Documentary · 1h 02m

Leaving one's family at 7, 12 or 16 years old. Taking up residence in front of a shop, in a video store, outside a bus station. Learning to do drugs, beg, steal, flee, and fight. Making friends and enemies. Integrating into a new world. Five Bakoroman on the road from their village to Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso's capital city, in pursuit of a better life.

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Crew

Director
Simplice Herman Ganou
Producer
Camille Plagnet

Details

Release date
2011-08-21
Runtime
1h 02m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN