| 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 a 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
- Dayla De Medina as Ana Chappaz[7]
- 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[8][9]
- Lumiere Awards 2021, Nominee: Best Male Revelation[10]
- Barcelona International Short Film Festival: Best movie and actress awards [11]
Festivals
- 25th Alliance Française French Film Festival[5]
- Chicago International Film Festival[12]
- Italian Contemporary Film Festival[13]
- Fribourg International Film Festival 2020[14]
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
- ^ "Small Country: An African Childhood(FCP 2020)". Broadway Cinematheque. 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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