Movie Details
Original Language:Wolof
Production Companies:Les Films du Continent, Set Bet Set Productions
Cast & Crew
N
Nguissaly Barry
as Awa
M
Mabeye Diol
as Adama
Z
Zulu Mbaye
Art Direction
M
Mandir Ndoye Thiaw
Novel
Xalé
"The Childhood Wounds"Movie
Plot
Awa, a 15-year-old schoolgirl, is happily living her teenage years alongside her twin brother Adama who dreams of Europe. When their grandmother dies, her aunt Fatou and her uncle Atoumane promise to marry in order to preserve the family union. But Fatou does not love Atoumane and the latter, tired of waiting to consummate his marriage, commits an act from which there is no going back.
