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Desrances

2019

A Haitian man who fled to the Ivory Coast after his family was massacred builds a new life there with his wife and daughter — until civil war erupts and, separated from his loved ones, his fierce young daughter sets out to find him. A drama of war and family.

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Part of 10 Essential Films from Burkina Faso

This film is stop 7 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Burkina Faso. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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