Small Country: An African Childhood

Small Country: An African Childhood

Small Country: An African Childhood

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Small Country: An African Childhood

"When The Innocence Of Childhood Faces History"

2020

1h 52m

7.1(163 votes)

Drama

Overview

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.

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Production Companies

Jerico Films

Super 8 Production

France 2 Cinéma

Pathé

SCOPE Pictures

Cast & Crew

12 members

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Jean-Paul Rouve

Michel

Jean-Paul Rouve

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Isabelle Kabano

Yvonne

Isabelle Kabano

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Djibril Vancoppenolle

Gabriel

Djibril Vancoppenolle

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Delya de Medina

Ana

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Veronika Varga

Mme Economopoulos

Veronika Varga

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Tao Monladja

Gino

Tao Monladja

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Ruben Ruhanamilindi

Armand

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Brian Gakwavu

Lucien

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Kenny Hubbawive

Paul

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Nelson Membe

Francis

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Edouard Niyonteze

Prothé

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Elvis Nahimana

Innocent

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