Circus Baobab
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French filmmaker Laurent Chevallier always wanted to make a documentary on an African circus, but there were no native circuses on the continent. So Chevallier decided to help found a circus in Guinea. 36 young people were chosen from the city of Conakry to participate in what would become Circus Baobab. A group of French circus artists were imported to train the participants for 2 years in acrobatics and trapeze. Then the group took their show on the road. This film is Chevallier's account of the troupe's inaugural tour in Guinea, from March 1 - April 11, 2000.
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Cast
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Kabiné Traoré
Directeur de la troupe Circus Baobab
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Ibrahim Koumbassa
Chorégraphe
Laurent Chevallier
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La Vie sans Brahim
Jacques Chevallier
Mahmoud Alama Konaté
Jeanne Moutard
Ibrahim Camara
Entraîneur #1
Patrick Dumez
Pierre Marcault
Ibrahim Bamba
Entraîneur #2, acrobate, danseur
Sophie Goupil
Amar Arhab
Laurent Chevallier Director · Jacques Chevallier Writer Amar Arhab Cinematographer
First release February 28, 2001 · Languages French, Wolof
Production
France 2 Cinéma
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Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French · Wolof
Release dates
France · February 28, 2001
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No release date listed for United States.
Czechia
April 12, 2002 · One World Film Festival
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