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Small Country: An African Childhood (2020)

When The Innocence Of Childhood Faces History

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 52M

Director : Eric Barbier

Synopsis

Gabriel, aged 10, lives in a comfortable ex-pat neighborhood in Burundi, his ‘small country’. Gabriel is a normal kid, happy, carefree and having adventures with his friends and little sister. Then in 1993, tensions in neighboring Rwanda spill over, threatening his family and his innocence.

Actors

Jean-Paul Rouve
Jean-Paul Rouve
Michel
Isabelle Kabano
Isabelle Kabano
Yvonne
Djibril Vancoppenolle
Djibril Vancoppenolle
Gabriel
Delya de Medina
Delya de Medina
Ana
Tao Monladja
Tao Monladja
Gino
Veronika Varga
Veronika Varga
Mme Economopoulos

Crews

Eric Barbier
Eric Barbier
Director
Renaud Barbier
Renaud Barbier
Compositor
Eric Barbier
Eric Barbier
Writer
Gaël Faye
Gaël Faye
Novel
Pierre Renson
Pierre Renson
Decorator
Laurence Esnault
Laurence Esnault
Costume Design
Antoine Sanier
Antoine Sanier
Director of Photography
Jean Minondo
Jean Minondo
Sound
Ken Yasumoto
Ken Yasumoto
Sound
Jennifer Augé
Jennifer Augé
Editor
Jérôme Salle
Jérôme Salle
Producer
Philippe Rousselet
Philippe Rousselet
Producer
Eric Jehelmann
Eric Jehelmann
Producer

Posters and backgrounds

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