27-year-old Géraldine, an illustrator of children's stories, ends up in Senegal with her parents, who work as pharmacists in a small village in the middle of the bush. She brings them medicine, saving them a long and expensive trip. There she meets her older sister Alice, who tormented her as a child. Tormented by resentment, Géraldine must reunite with Alice, whom she has not seen for twelve years. While her parents focus on their work and push their daughters aside, Géraldine discovers the African soul, magic, beliefs, and customs—and uses them to gradually reverse her situation as the youngest and gain the upper hand over Alice...
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Cast
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Nina Meurisse
Géraldine
Known for
Souleymane's Story
Voltaire High
Emmanuel Barraux
Guillaume Daporta
Stéphanie Girerd
Anna Mihalcea
Alice
Ève Deboise
Monica Mele
Caroline Baehr
Lucie
Known for
Caché
All About Them
Agnès Vallée
Éric Savin
Vincent
Known for
The Deep House
The Chalet
Mame Astou Diallo
Fati
Mahtar Diouf
Auguste
Stéphanie Girerd Director
First release April 25, 2014
Production
31 Juin Films
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Original language
French
Release dates
Burkina Faso · April 25, 2014
Theatrical
France · February 11, 2015
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