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“A documentary-style feature that uses its unique setting to drive an otherwise minimalist coming-of-age story.” —Hollywood Reporter
“On suit avec bonheur le parcours initiatique d’Ady, qui va l’amener à considérer la vie sous un tout autre jour. Un voyage aussi enrichissant que dépaysant.” —Télérama
Awards
• Young Audience Award, European Film Awards, 2018
Synopsis
FR
Ady est un garcon de 13 ans turbulent qui vit dans une banlieue de Lyon. Il n’écoute plus son père qui l’élève seul. Ce dernier, à bout de ressources, décide alors de confier Ady à son oncle Amadou le temps d’un été. L’oncle Amadou et sa famille habitent de l’autre côté de la Méditerranée… au Burkina Faso ! Là-bas à 13 ans on se doit de devenir un homme et Ady, persuadé de partir en vacances, ne l’entend pas de cette oreille… Ce voyage en Afrique sera l’occasion de rencontrer sa famille, notamment sa grand-mère qu’il n’a jamais vue, et de trouver son propre chemin pour sortir de l’enfance.
EN
Thirteen-year-old Ady no longer listens to his father, who is raising Ady on his own in France. Running out of resources, Ady’s father decides to entrust Ady to his Uncle Amadou for the summer. Amadou and his family live on the other side of the Mediterranean Sea, in Burkina Faso. Things are quite different there, however, as boys of Ady’s age are expected to already become men. Ady must learn these lessons as he comes to understand the world a little differently during this life-changing holiday.
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French with English subtitles