Small Country: An African Childhood
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| French | Petit Pays |
| Directed by | Éric Barbier |
| Screenplay by | Éric Barbier |
| Based on | Small Country by Gaël Faye |
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| Cinematography | Antoine Sanier |
| Edited by | Jennifer Augé |
| Music by | Renaud Barbier |
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| Distributed by | Pathé Distribution |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
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| Languages | French, Kirundi and Swahili |
| Box office | $2.6 million[1] |
Small Country: An African Childhood (French: Petit Pays) is a 2020 film written and directed by Éric Barbier.[2] It is a co-production between France and Belgium. It is an adaptation of Gaël Faye's 2016 novel Small Country.[3] It was theatrically released in France on 28 August 2020.[4]
Plot
The film tells the story of Gabriel, a happy 10 year old living with his French entrepreneur father and Rwandan mother in an expatriate neighborhood in Burundi. As the 1993 tensions in Rwanda starts, his family and innocence is threatened.[5][6]
Cast
- Jean-Paul Rouve as Michel Chappaz
- Isabelle Kabano as Yvonne
- Djibril Vancoppenolle as Gaby Chappaz
- Delya De Medina as Ana Chappaz
- Veronika Varga as Madame Economopoulos
- Tao Monladja as Gino
- Ruben Ruhanamilindi as Armand
- Brian Gakwavu as Lucien
- Kenny Hubbawiwe as Paul
- Nelson Membe as Francis
Awards
- César Awards 2021, Nominee: Best Adapted Screenplay[7][8]
- Lumière Awards 2021, Nominee: Best Male Revelation[9]
- Barcelona International Short Film Festival: Best movie and actress awards [10]
Festivals
- 25th Alliance Française French Film Festival[5]
- Chicago International Film Festival[11]
- Italian Contemporary Film Festival[12]
- Fribourg International Film Festival 2020[13]
References
- ^ "Small Country: An African Childhood (2020)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ "Small Country: An African Childhood (2019)". en.unifrance.org. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ Lemercier, Fabien (27 August 2020). "Review: Small Country: An African Childhood". Cineuropa. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ "Le Petit Pays de Gaël Faye voit grand au cinéma". Le Figaro (in French). AFP. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Small Country: An African Childhood". Institut français du Royaume-Uni. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ FFF21 Small Country: an African Childhood | Palace Cinemas, retrieved 2 August 2022
- ^ Szalai, Georg (10 February 2021). "France's Cesar Awards Nominations Unveiled". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "'Petit Pays' director nominated for The Cesar Awards". The New Times | Rwanda. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ Small Country: An African Childhood, retrieved 2 August 2022
- ^ "Gael Faye's petit pays scoops two global awards". The New Times | Rwanda. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ Riffenburg, Charles. "Small Country: An African Childhood". Cinema Chicago. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Small Country: An African Childhood". ICFF - Lavazza IncluCity. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Petit Pays | Festival International de Films de Fribourg". www.fiff.ch. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
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