Sous la clarté de la lune
Synopsis
Patrick, a young Frenchman in his thirties, has been working for a year in a small village in Burkina Faso. He has a relationship for a few months with a 25-year-old village girl, Kaya, who becomes pregnant. When their daughter Martine is born, Patrick flees with her to Europe. The shock of this loss makes Kaya mute. Seven years later, Patrick returns to the village to maintain the boreholes he had built. He arrives with his daughter Martine. The villagers welcome him with reservation. Patrick learns that Kaya has gone silent. Unfortunately, not being able to stay too long in the village, Patrick entrusts Martine to Kaya for a few hours. Discovering her daughter's poor upbringing, Kaya decides to run away into the night with Martine...
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Apolline Traoré
- Screenplay & Story
- Idrissa Ouedraogo, Apolline Traoré
- Original Title
- Sous la clarté de la lune
- Country of Origin
- Burkina Faso
- Spoken Languages
- French
- Runtime
- Unknown
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Apolline Traoré
Idrissa Ouedraogo, Apolline Traoré
Daniel Barrau
Idrissa Ouedraogo
Department Leadership Roster
Daniel Barrau
Director of Photography
Idrissa Ouedraogo
Producer
Idrissa Ouedraogo
Writer
Apolline Traoré
Writer
Apolline Traoré
Director
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What is Sous la clarté de la lune about?
Patrick, a young Frenchman in his thirties, has been working for a year in a small village in Burkina Faso. He has a relationship for a few months with a 25-year-old village girl, Kaya, who becomes pregnant. When their daughter Martine is born, Patrick flees with her to Europe. The shock of this loss makes Kaya mute. Seven years later, Patrick returns to the village to maintain the boreholes he had built. He arrives with his daughter Martine. The villagers welcome him with reservation. Patrick learns that Kaya has gone silent. Unfortunately, not being able to stay too long in the village, Patrick entrusts Martine to Kaya for a few hours. Discovering her daughter's poor upbringing, Kaya decides to run away into the night with Martine...
Who directed Sous la clarté de la lune?
Sous la clarté de la lune was directed by Apolline Traoré.
Who stars in Sous la clarté de la lune?
The principal cast of Sous la clarté de la lune includes Not specified.
When was Sous la clarté de la lune released and how long is it?
Sous la clarté de la lune was released in 2004 with a total runtime of Unknown.