Al Djanat, the Original Paradise
6.8
The death of a Burkinabé family’s patriarch and the division of his estate unearths conflict between his heirs and larger questions about inheritance, belonging and the communal customs of West Africa versus Westernized courts.
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Chloé Aichä Leterrier Boro Director · Rémi Jennequin Cinematographer Prisca Bourgoin Cinematographer
First release April 23, 2023 · Produced in Benin, Burkina Faso, France, Germany · Production Merveilles Productions, Bärbel Mauch Film
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Les Films de l’œil sauvage
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Merveilles Productions
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Bärbel Mauch Film
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Benin · Burkina Faso · France · Germany
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Original title
Al Djanat, paradis originel
Original language
Bambara
Spoken on screen
Bambara
Release dates
Switzerland · April 23, 2023
Premiere · Visions du Réel
No release date listed for United States.
Canada
May 1, 2023 · Premiere · Hot Docs Festival
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