Cahier africain

Switzerland / Germany, August 2016
FILM, Documentary, 119 min.

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directed by
Heidi Specogna
Written by
Heidi Specogna
Status
In distribution

It all started with a school exercise book. Its pages were checkered with the testimonies of 300 Central African women, girls and men. They reveal what
Congolese mercenaries did to them. On their own initiative they gathered together their testimonies to record the crimes committed against them. The film is a long-term observation that begins accompanying its protagonists in 2008. But while they try to master their difficult daily lives with confidence – and while, in The Hague, the legal prosecution of crimes committed during the last war is still in progress – the next war breaks out.

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World Premiere
August 2016
Original Version
Arabic, French, Sango (french/english/german subtitles),  colour, DCP, 119 min.
ISAN
0000-0004-170C-0000-E-0000-0000-W
Production
PS Film GmbH, Filmpunkt GmbH, ZDF / 3sat
Producer
Peter Spoerri, Stefan Tolz, Heidi Specogna
directed by
Heidi Specogna
Written by
Heidi Specogna
Cinemato­graphy
Johann Feindt
Editing
Kaya Inan
Sound Editing
Kai Tebbel
Sound Design
Kai Tebbel
Re-Recording Mix
Matthias Lempert
Music
Peter Scherer
Location Sound Mix
Andreas Turnwald, Florian Hoffmann

World Sales / World Rights

World Sales
Rushlake Media GmbH

Worldwide Distribution

Germany
déjà-vu film UG Distribution
Release date: 10.11.2016
Switzerland
Filmbringer Distribution AG Distribution
Release date: 02.02.2017

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