Un amour d'enfant
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Despite the difference in their upbringings and family lives, five young children become friends. Omar is in love with Yacine, a pretty, intelligent girl from a wealthy family. He decides to pen her a love letter, which ends up causing misunderstanding and a rift between him and his childhood love. Meanwhile, Demba falls in love with a beggar and they share 'secret' stares and tender touches in brief meetings each time. All the children seek advice from their mentor, who sells bicycle-rides at the beach-front. The innocence of childhood infatuation is cleverly layered over a troubled Senegal laboring under the strains of strike action and economic upheaval.
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Ben Diogaye Beye Director · Boubacar Boris Diop Writer Maurice Giraud Cinematographer
First release January 1, 2004 · Produced in Morocco, Senegal, France · Languages French, Wolof
Production
Canal+ Horizons
Production
Les Productions du Lion Rouge
Production
Centre Cinématographique Marocain
Production
Morocco · Senegal · France
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Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French · Wolof
Release dates
France · January 1, 2004
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