Garibou

Garibou (2023)
Court Fiction - 20' - En développement

Seydou Cissé (Mali)

In a small village in central Mali nowadays. Baillo, 11, is a "garibou".
Placed in a Koranic school since his early childhood, he begs every day, which is paid to a marabout, the Moualim, who reigns terror over all of his students. To escape the violence of his daily life, Baillo has only one refuge: his imagination. But when his brother Sékou, barely 6 years old, is in turn entrusted to the Moualim, nothing can divert him from the unbearable reality of their condition….

Credits: 

Réalisateur : Seydou Cissé (Mali)

Scenario : Seydou Cissé et Maya Haffar

Production : Neon Rouge, Tact Production, Les films du bilboquet, Kopa House

Soutien : Le Fresnoy

Aide à la production OIF

Aide à la production court métrage Pictanovo

Bourse au développement Ouaga Film Lab

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